Epiduralized Birth and Nurse-Midwifery: Childbirth in the United States. A Medical Ethnography
Maureen May’s medical ethnography examines childbirth in the United States with particular attention to epiduralized birth and nurse-midwifery. Bringing together medical, social, and cultural perspectives, the book offers a focused resource for readers studying maternity care, nursing, midwifery, anthropology, and the experience of childbirth.
About This Book
Epiduralized Birth and Nurse-Midwifery explores childbirth in the United States through a medical ethnographic lens.
The book focuses on the relationship between epiduralized birth and nurse-midwifery, placing both within the context of American maternity care.
Its subject matter connects clinical practice with the social and cultural dimensions of childbirth.
Written by Maureen May, PhD, this work is suited to readers interested in medicine, nursing, midwifery, anthropology, and the study of birth.
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