Birth Models That Work

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. Birth Models That Work EDITED BY Robbie Davis-Floyd, Lesley Barclay, Betty-Anne Daviss, and Jan Tritten UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. Portions of chapter 3 have previously appeared in Margaret MacDonald, At Work in the Field of Birth: Midwifery Narratives of Nature, Tradition, and Home (Vanderbilt University Press, 2007), and her article “Tradition as a Political Symbol in the New Midwifery in Ontario,” in Reconceiving Midwifery: The New Canadian Model, eds. I.L. Bourgeault, C. Benoit, and R. Davis-Floyd (McGill-Queens University Press, 2004). University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2009 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Birth models that work / edited by Robbie Davis-Floyd . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-24863-2 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-25891-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Maternal health services—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Childbirth—Cross-cultural studies. 3. Labor (Obstetrics)— Cross-cultural studies. 4. Midwifery—Cross-cultural studies. I. Davis-Floyd, Robbie. [DNLM: 1. Maternal Health Services. 2. Birthing Centers. 3. Cross-cultural Comparison. 4. Delivery, Obstetrics. 5. Midwifery. 6. Models, Organizational. WA 310.1 B619 2009] RG940.B55 2009 362.19'82—dc22 2008037220 Manufactured in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 30% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). To the conceivers, creators, educators, and practitioners of birth models that work, in the hope that the models you create will coalesce to set a global standard of excellence in birth and maternity care that will become the norm for birth, rather than the exception. This page intentionally left blank ...