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Author:   Fatemeh Ebtehaj ,  Jonathan Herring (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Martin Johnson M.A., PhD., F.R.C.O.G. ,  Martin Richards
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.487kg
ISBN:  

9781849461887

ISBN 10:   1849461880
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   29 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

MARTIN RICHARDS Part 1: Experiences and Rites of Birth 1 Becoming a Mother: Continuities and Discontinuities over Three Decades ANN OAKLEY, MEG WIGGINS, VICKI STRANGE, MARY SAWTELL AND HELEN AUSTERBERRY 2 Changing Medical Birth Rites in Britain 1970-2010 FRANÇOISE BARBIRA FREEDMAN 3 Are Doctors Still Improving Childbirth? SUSAN BEWLEY AND LIN FOO 4 The Midwife-Mother Relationship MAVIS KIRKHAM Part 2: Status and Consequences of Birth 5 The Loneliness of Status: The Legal and Moral Significance of Birth JONATHAN HERRING 6 Refusing Medical Treatment During Pregnancy and Birth: Ethical and Legal Issues ROSAMUND SCOTT 7 The Consequences for Preterm Infants of Antenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment ALISON FORHEAD AND ABIGAIL FOWDEN 8 Fathers, Birth and Law RICHARD COLLIER Part 3: After Birth 9 Recording Births: From the Reformation to the Welfare Reform Act REBECCA PROBERT 10 The Changing Form of Birth Registration JULIE MCCANDLESS 11 Birthright had Nothing to do with It; Royal Inheritance in the Middle Ages FRANCIS WOODMAN 12 Infanticide and Insanity in 19th Century England SHELLEY DAY SCLATER Part 4: Timing of Birth 13 Explaining the Trend towards Older First Time Mothers – A Life Course Perspective IRENEE DALY 14 Too Late or Too Many – Dilemmas Facing the Modern Woman Seeking Help with Fertility PETER BRAUDE AND TAREK EL-TOUKHY 15 IVF Birth Data Presentation: Its Impact on Clinical Practice and Patient Choice EMILY JACKSON AND HOSSAM ABDALLA

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Birth Rites and Rights contains a mixture of empirical and theoretical chapters, drawing on a range of disciplines, including anthropology, psychology, gender studies, (medical) sociology, law, and history. On the whole this is a strength of the book...each author refers to points or arguments made in other chapters which generates a dialogue between the authors, and creates a sense of cohesion around the book, The book offers something for everyone, and is particularly useful for sociology and medical students.Laura MachinMedical Law ReviewNovember 2012

Author Information

Fatemeh Ebtehaj is associate member of the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. Jonathan Herring is a Professor of Law at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. Martin Johnson is Professor of Reproductive Sciences in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. Martin Richards is Emeritus Professor of Family Research at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.

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