Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization

Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization

The paper studies the problem of increasing medicalization of pregnancy and delivery, a phenomenon that started in Italy between the 1950s and the 1960s owing to deep political, social and cultural changes. The main aim of the study is the understanding of the origins of the phenomenon by investigat...

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Main Author: Spina, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Transilvania University of Brasov Publishing House 2010-11-01
Series:Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law
Subjects:
Childbirth medicalization
Process of midwives’ professionalization
Online Access:http://but.unitbv.ro/BU2010/Series%20VII/BULETIN%20VII%20PDF/SOCIAL%20WORK/173%20Spina.pdf
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spelling doaj-b027a10565da40b59a8fd477546f48052020-11-24T22:18:11ZengTransilvania University of Brasov Publishing HouseBulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law2066-77012066-771X2010-11-0131173180Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalizationSpina, E.The paper studies the problem of increasing medicalization of pregnancy and delivery, a phenomenon that started in Italy between the 1950s and the 1960s owing to deep political, social and cultural changes. The main aim of the study is the understanding of the origins of the phenomenon by investigating the causal relationships between medicalization and medical dominance.http://but.unitbv.ro/BU2010/Series%20VII/BULETIN%20VII%20PDF/SOCIAL%20WORK/173%20Spina.pdfChildbirth medicalizationProcess of midwives’ professionalization
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Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law
Childbirth medicalization
Process of midwives’ professionalization
author_facet Spina, E.
author_sort Spina, E.
title Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
title_short Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
title_full Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
title_fullStr Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
title_full_unstemmed Midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. An interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
title_sort midwives’ professionalization: a comparative approach. an interpretation of the phenomenon of childbirth medicalization
publisher Transilvania University of Brasov Publishing House
series Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law
issn 2066-7701
2066-771X
publishDate 2010-11-01
description The paper studies the problem of increasing medicalization of pregnancy and delivery, a phenomenon that started in Italy between the 1950s and the 1960s owing to deep political, social and cultural changes. The main aim of the study is the understanding of the origins of the phenomenon by investigating the causal relationships between medicalization and medical dominance.
topic Childbirth medicalization
Process of midwives’ professionalization
url http://but.unitbv.ro/BU2010/Series%20VII/BULETIN%20VII%20PDF/SOCIAL%20WORK/173%20Spina.pdf
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