Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First
In this rare, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in hospitals across the country, a longtime medical insider and international authority on childbirth assesses the flawed American maternity care system, powerfully demonstrating how it fails to deliver safe, effective care for both mothers and ba...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley
University of California Press
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Reviews: | Book Review: Wagner M 2006: Born in the USA: how a broken maternity system must be fixed to put women and children first. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 305 pp. USD16.95 (PB). ISBN: 978 0 520 25633 0 (2009) (Kaplan, Clair)
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| Further subjects: | B
Maternal health services ; United States
B Childbirth ; United States B Electronic books B Midwifery ; United States B Obstetrics ; United States |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Born in the USA : How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First: |
| Summary: | In this rare, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in hospitals across the country, a longtime medical insider and international authority on childbirth assesses the flawed American maternity care system, powerfully demonstrating how it fails to deliver safe, effective care for both mothers and babies. Written for mothers and fathers, obstetricians, nurses, midwives, scientists, insurance professionals, and anyone contemplating having a child, this passionate exposé documents how, in the most expensive maternity care system in the world, women have lost control over childbirth and what the d |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (307 p.) |
| ISBN: | 0520245962 |