The birthing house as a place for birth: contextualizing the Rio de Janeiro birthing house

Abstract Within the context of the creation of birthing houses around the world and different models of care for childbirth, the author proposes an analysis that contributes to the discussion about the place for birth, especially in urban Brazil.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ilana Löwy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702018000401161&lng=en&tlng=en