Birth rites and rights [electronic resource] / edited by Fatemeh Ebtehaj ... [et al.].
2011
GN482.1 .B57 2011
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Title
Birth rites and rights [electronic resource] / edited by Fatemeh Ebtehaj ... [et al.].
ISBN
1849461880
9781849461887
9781847316707 (electronic book)
9781849461887
9781847316707 (electronic book)
Imprint
Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2011.
Language
English
Description
xv, 289 p. : ill.
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GN482.1 .B57 2011
Summary
"This multi-disciplinary collection of essays from the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group is concerned with the varying circumstances, manner, timing and experiences of birth. It contains essays from a wide range of disciplines including law, medicine, anthropology, history and sociology, examining birth from the perspectives of mother, doctor, midwife and father. Questions considered in the book include: who has power during the birthing process? How has the experience of birth changed over time? Should birth mark a significant change in the legal status of the foetus? What is the proper role of birth registration? What role, if any, do fathers have in the birthing process? What legal rights should the woman have to refuse treatment during the birthing process? What is the significance of changes of the age at which women give birth? This stimulating collection of papers provides new insights into one of life's most momentous moments"--Provided by publisher.
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On behalf of the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Ebtehaj, Fatemeh.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Experiences and rites of birth
pt. 2. Status and consequences of birth
pt. 3. After birth
pt. 4. Timing of birth.
pt. 2. Status and consequences of birth
pt. 3. After birth
pt. 4. Timing of birth.