Overview

A comprehensive overview of how complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional medicine (TM) affect women’s reproductive health, this volume brings together a diverse collection of perspectives from the field to explore the role of CAM and TM across cultures. Providing a detailed analysis, authors address the cultural values and medicinal uses of CAM and TM for reproductive health among women in different sociocultural environments and geographic settings. Maria Costanza Torri and Jennie Hornosty’s edited collection explores how traditional practices can improve the well-being of women and highlights the differences and complementarities between traditional medicine and biomedicine. Accessible and pedagogically rich, this is a crucial contribution to medical anthropology, sociology of health and medicine, women’s health, public health, and health policy.

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Author:   Jennie Hornosty ,  Maria Costanza Torri
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9781551309187

ISBN 10:   1551309181
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   30 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Key Issues and Historical Perspective Chapter 1. Introducing Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and Gender, Daniel Hollenberg and Maria Costanza Torri Chapter 2. Women as Healers in the Global Community: An Overview from Antiquity to the Present, Daniel Hollenberg Chapter 3. Herbal Fertility Treatments in Colonial North America and Prospects for Modern Medicine, Cheryl Lans and Rachel Westfall Chapter 4. Being “There” for Pregnant Women: Canadian Midwives in Aboriginal and Settler Communities, Cecilia Benoit, Dena Carroll, and Rachel Westfall Part II: Global South Chapter 5. Childbirth in Brazil: Voices of Brazilian Women, Natália Rejane Salim and Julie Laplante Chapter 6. Towards the Construction of Intercultural Birth Practices and Reproductive Health in Ecuador: The Case Study of San Luis Hospital, Maria Costanza Torri Chapter 7. Giving Birth in the City of Cochabamba, Bolivia: Traditional Birth Attendants’ Practices Versus Biomedical Maternal Health Care, Maria Costanza Torri and Julie Laplante Chapter 8. Women, Jamu, and Breastfeeding Practices in Indonesia, John Paul Nyonator Chapter 9. Traditional Medicine and Reproductive Health, Conception, and Fertility in Turkey, Tamer Edirne Chapter 10. Birth from the Peripheries: Local Realities in Dzodze, Ghana, John Paul Nyonator Paer III: Global North Chapter 11. How Alternative? A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Two Popular Complementary and Alternative Medicine Hot Flash Remedies, Nadine E. Ijaz Chapter 12. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Australian Women for Infertility, Jo-Anne Rayner and Karen Willis Chapter 13. Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners’ Constructions of “Hard” and “Soft” Evidence in the Treatment of Fertility Issues: Opportunities and Challenges, Ana M. Ning Chapter 14. The Value of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Breast Cancer Survivorship, Ausanee Wanchai, Jane M. Armer, and Bob R. Stewart Conclusion Contributors

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Complementary, Alternative, and Traditional Medicine is a must-read for those looking for a global perspective on the current use of complementary and traditional therapies in the treatment of infertility and other prominent women's health issues. Using an assortment of case studies from around the world, it provides a comprehensive perspective on a patient's choice and decision-making process when selecting a particular CAM therapy.... Moreover, its pedagogical value to any practitioner or teacher attempting to help others make a critical and informed decision about their health-care choices cannot be overlooked. - Dr. Alistair Dias, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, University of Toronto

"""Complementary, Alternative, and Traditional Medicine is a must-read for those looking for a global perspective on the current use of complementary and traditional therapies in the treatment of infertility and other prominent women's health issues. Using an assortment of case studies from around the world, it provides a comprehensive perspective on a patient's choice and decision-making process when selecting a particular CAM therapy.... Moreover, its pedagogical value to any practitioner or teacher attempting to help others make a critical and informed decision about their health-care choices cannot be overlooked."" - Dr. Alistair Dias, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Human Biology Program, University of Toronto"

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Dr. Maria Costanza Torri is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Jennie M. Hornosty is a retired Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick.

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