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Author Cheung, Ngai Fen, author

Title Midwifery in China / Ngai Fen Cheung and Rosemary Mander
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge contemporary China series
Routledge contemporary China series.
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction -- part Part I History and development -- chapter 2 Research considerations -- chapter 3 A holistic approach: Chinese midwifery before 1928 -- chapter 4 Chinese midwifery in the 20th century: Highs and lows The rise of Chinese midwifery -- the Midwives Rules and -- chapter 5 Recent midwifery developments -- part Part II Current situation and issues -- chapter 6 Midwifery and its professionalisation -- chapter 7 Modernising childbirth in China (1928-2017 ce) -- chapter 8 The marginalisation of Chinese midwives -- part Part III Prospects for midwives and midwifery -- chapter 9 Chinese midwives' life and work since 770 bce -- chapter 10 Modern midwives' stories (1929-2017 ce) -- chapter 11 Does China need midwifery? -- chapter 12 Epilogue: What do women want?
Summary "The first book to present the history, ideas, life and works of Chinese midwives and birth attendants, this volume seeks to encapsulate and explain the changing ideas about the practice of midwifery in China. Using participant observations and interviews, it examines each phase of the development of midwifery in depth. Providing a systematic study of the existing literature and contemporary national health policies, it analyses the factors contributing to the current demise of midwifery in China, such as the absence of national regulation, high standards of education and national midwives associations. Furthermore, it argues that Chinas national statistics in the past six decades demonstrate clear evidence that minimising maternal mortality rates will only happen through wider availability of services, rather than through obstetric technology or facility based care. Ultimately, therefore this book supports the view that humanity and midwifery will survive to overcome domination by both technology and market forces and that economic growth and medical technology alone will not be sufficient in providing effective healthcare. This book is an indispensable resource for the study of Chinese midwifery, both in theory and in practice. As such it will be useful to students and scholars of Midwifery, Womens Health, Sociology and culture and society in China."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Midwifery -- China -- History
Midwives -- China -- History
Midwifery -- history
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
Midwives
Civilization
Manners and customs
Midwifery
Education
SUBJECT China
Subject China
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
Author Mander, Rosemary, author
LC no. 2020691422
ISBN 9781351124508
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