Normal childbirth evidence and debate Published in 2008, Churchill Livingstone (Edinburgh, New York) Normal childbirth edited by Soo Downe ; foreword by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd. Change Cover Contributions: Downe, Soo. By statement: edited by Soo Downe ; foreword by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd. Source records: Library MARC record Library MARC record Library MARC record Language: English Edition: 2nd ed. Pagination: p. ; ISBN 13: 9780443069437 LCCN: 2008024021 Dewey: 618.4/5 LC: RG652 .N66 2008 Genre: Cross-cultural studies. Subject: Childbirth — Cross-cultural studies Childbirth — Great Britain Natural childbirth Labor (Obstetrics) Midwifery Parturition Midwifery Natural Childbirth

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Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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	From being to becoming : reconstructing childbirth knowledges / Soo Downe and Christine McCourt
	The role of pain in normal birth and the empowerment of women / Nicky Leap and Tricia Anderson
	Birth and spirituality / Jennifer Hall
	Normal birth : women's stories / Beverley Lawrence Beech and Belinda Phipps
	Midwives' practices in 11 UK maternity units / Marianne Mead
	Midwives constructing "normal birth" / Susan Crabtree
	Rethinking risk and safety in maternity care / Denis Walsh, Amina M.R. El-Nemer, and Soo Downe
	The early pushing urge : practice and discourse / Soo Downe ... [et al.]
	Fetal to neonatal transition : first, do no harm / Judith S. Mercer, Rebecca Skovgaard, Debra Erickson-Owens
	Promoting normal birth : weighing the evidence / Denis Walsh and Jane Sandall
	Aspects of a controversy : summary and debate / Soo Downe.