Push!: The Struggle for Midwifery in Ontario 9780773576704
In the 1980s there were few midwives in Canada and their practice was neither legal nor officially recognized. Ontario m
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Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction
PART ONE: SITUATING MIDWIFERY: THEORETICAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS
1 Analytical Lenses: Professions, Women, and the State
2 International Inspirations and Cautionary Tales
3 The Fall and Rise of Midwifery in Canada
PART TWO: INTEGRATING MIDWIFERY: THE NEXUS BETWEEN MIDWIVES, WOMEN, AND THE STATE
4 From Social Movement to Professional Project
5 Deciding to Integrate Midwifery
6 Dilemmas of Regulation
7 Defining Themselves before Being Defined
8 Ensuring Equity of Access through Public Funding
9 Educating Midwives for Independence
10 Acknowledging Expertise through “Grandmothering,” but Not for All
Conclusion: Advancing Conceptualizations of Women, Professions, and the State
Appendix
Notes
References
General Index
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Index of Authors
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