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Focuses on very specific material from Sicily to see, in detail, the working of the process of professionalization of midwives.

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In Sierra Leone constraints to ideal maternal health require a primary health care approach that includes collaboration with traditional midwives.
The local causes of maternal risk are described, including civil war and refugee camp life.

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Calls attention to these midwives' utilization of and reliance on intuition as a guide to action and decision making during homebirths.

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In contemporary Japan midwives remain integral participants in maternity care and attend normal deliveries in the hospital setting. But because of the culturally depicted potential for pathology at the time of birth, the obstetrician, is viewed as…

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The meaning of natural bodies and natural births in contemporary midwifery in Canada and the impact of these central concepts on the embodied experiences of pregnant and birthing women.

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