Gebundenes Buch

The Battle over Birth

Unpacking the Contested Space of Childbirth

Herausgeber: Thualagant, Nicole; Schrøder, Katja

Beschreibung

Childbirth is a site of ongoing struggle over meaning, authority, regulation and control. The book is oriented to not only scholars and students with interest into birth care but also practitioners and stakeholders politically and professionally engaged in the development of maternity care practices and settings.

Autor

Nicole Thualagant, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of Study in Critical Health Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark. She is also chairperson of the Danish Sociological Association and vice-chairperson in the Nordic Sociological Association. As a sociologist with an interest in the politics of life and the interrelations between policy and practice, she investigates how policies on birth care is developed, legitimized institutionally, and performed and negotiated in current society. ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5197-8979 Katja Schrøder, RM, PhD, Head of Study of Master of Science in Health Science at the University of Southern Denmark. She is a research member of the Europe Regional Committee, International Confederation of Midwives. She was former President of The Danish Society of Midwifery (2018-2021). With a clinical background in midwifery, she has a strong interest in maternity care and women's reproductive health. ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9100-7237

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781032830858
• ISBN-10: 1032830859
• Artikelnr.: 74442807