Successful Home Birth and Midwifery
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A01=Eva A. Van Der Mark
Author_Eva A. Van Der Mark
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- ISBN 9780897892957
- Weight: 539g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 09 Dec 1993
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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It astounds the western world that such a highly industrialized nation as the Netherlands, with all the resources of modern medicine and technology, has a marked preference for home birth assisted by midwives. Van der Mark examines Dutch attitudes and practices surrounding birth from a sociohistorical point of view, explaining the importance of ideological consensus, the private nature of the Dutch family, the high regard for comfort and well being, and the professional development of midwives as trained and licensed practitioners. This volume will be welcomed by those convinced of the value of low-intervention home birth, but it will also be of interest to practitioners who must rely on technological procedures to manage the birth process. Since the Dutch hold one of the world records of pregnancy outcome statistics, readers will be interested in the Dutch midwifery model described here by various contributors.
EVA ABRAHAM-VAN DER MARK is Research Officer at the University of Groningen and the University of Amsterdam. She has published widely on the subject of home birth and midwifery.
