| Bib ID |
2568899 |
| Format |
Book, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
Reiger, Kerreen, 1946-
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| Description |
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001.
xvii, 335 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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| ISBN |
0522849822 : 0522849822 : 0522849822 0522849822 (pbk.)
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| Summary |
For most of the twentieth century, childbirth and the care of mothers and babies in Western countries was controlled by doctors and a hospital system headed by men. In Our Bodies, Our Babies, Kerreen Reiger traces the struggle of Australian women and others to change approaches to childbirth, to claim their right to choices in childbirth, and to educate themselves about birth and breastfeeding. She explores the movement which radically changed our maternity care practices, allowing fathers to participate in the birth of their children and babies to 'room-in' with their mothers. This absorbing story draws on interviews with mothers, midwives and doctors, and on archival material from relevant women's organisations. It shows how the childbirth and breastfeeding movements are relevant to feminism and women's rights. Much has been achieved, but Reiger sees a need for still more political action. Any woman who has given birth, and anyone who has cared for mothers and babies, will want to read this book.
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| Full contents |
1. Having babies: the postwar scene -- 2. Mothers on the move: organising for change -- 3. The politics of birth: sisters in struggle -- 4. "Bustin' out all over": maternalism incorporated -- 5. The work of organising: from fun to fundraising -- 6. Professional mothers: practices of identity construction -- 7. Ambivalent alliances: mothers' organisations and feminism -- 8. The challenge to professionals: struggles over knowledge -- 9. Assessing change: the organisation of birth -- 10. Managing babies: the breastfeeding revival -- 11. Spreading the word: the personal becomes public -- Conclusion: women's rights in childbearing. |
| Notes |
Includes index: p. 325-335.
At foot of cover : Foreword by Sheila Kitzinger
Bibliography: p. 318-324.
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| Subjects |
Maternal health services - Australia - History. | Obstetrics - Australia - History. | Childbirth - Australia - History. | Feminism - Australia - History.
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