Birth Rites and Rights
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Birth Rites and Rights

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Birth Rites and Rights

About this book

This multi-disciplinary collection of essays from the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group is concerned with the varying circumstances, manner, timing and experiences of birth. It contains essays from a wide range of disciplines including law, medicine, anthropology, history and sociology, examining birth from the perspectives of mother, doctor, midwife and father. Questions considered in the book include: who has power during the birthing process? How has the experience of birth changed over time? Should birth mark a significant change in the legal status of the foetus? What is the proper role of birth registration? What role, if any, do fathers have in the birthing process? What legal rights should the woman have to refuse treatment during the birthing process? What is the significance of changes of the age at which women give birth? This stimulating collection of papers provides new insights into one of life's most momentous moments.

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Yes, you can access Birth Rites and Rights by Fatemeh Ebtehaj, Jonathan Herring, Martin Johnson M.A., PhD., F.R.C.O.G., Martin Richards, Fatemeh Ebtehaj,Jonathan Herring,Martin Johnson M.A., PhD., F.R.C.O.G.,Martin Richards in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Medical Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781849461887
eBook ISBN
9781847316707
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Medical Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Prelims
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Contents
  5. Notes on Contributors
  6. Introduction: Birth Writes
  7. Part 1: Experiences and Rites of Birth
  8. 1. Becoming a Mother: Continuities and Discontinuities over Three Decades
  9. 2. Changing Medical Birth Rites in Britain: 1970 - 2010
  10. 3. Are Doctors Still Improving Childbirth?
  11. 4. The Midwife-Mother Relationship
  12. Part 2: Status and Consequences of Birth
  13. 5. The Loneliness of Status: The Legal and Moral Significance of Birth
  14. 6. Refusing Medical Treatment during Pregnancy and Birth: Ethical and Legal Issues
  15. 7. The Consequences for Preterm Infants of Antenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment
  16. 8. Fathers, Birth and Law
  17. Part 3: After Birth
  18. 9. Recording Births: From the Reformation to the Welfare Reform Act
  19. 10. The Changing Form of Birth Registration?
  20. 11. Birthright had Nothing to do with it; Royal Inheritance in the Middle Ages
  21. 12. Infanticide and Insanity in 19th Century England
  22. Part 4: Timing of Birth
  23. 13. Explaining the Trend Towards Older First Time Mothers - A Life Course Perspective
  24. 14. Too Late or Too Many - Dilemmas Facing the Modern Woman Seeking Help with Fertility
  25. 15. IVF Birth Data Presentation: Its Impact on Clinical Practice and Patient Choice
  26. Index