Midwives and Mothers: The Medicalization of Childbirth on a Guatemalan Plantation
In: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series Book 43
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Midwives, Knowledge,and Power at Birth -- 2. María's World: The Plantation -- 3. The Role of the Midwife: María and Siriaca -- 4. Hands and Intuition: The Midwife's Prenatal Care -- 5. Soften the Pain: Management of Labor and Delivery -- 6. Looking after Mother and Infant: Postpartum Care -- 7. To Heal and to Hold: Midwife as Healer and Doctor to the Family -- 8. Career or Calling: National Health Policies and Midwifery Training Programs -- 9. Medicalization through the Lens of Childbirth -- Appendix I. Medicinal Plants and Remedies Mentioned by Midwives -- Appendix II. Common and Scientific Names of Medicinal Plants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.