Reviews for Birth Chairs, Midwives, and Medicine

The average rating for Birth Chairs, Midwives, and Medicine based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-21 00:00:00 Carl Huddleston Very well researched. The author took her dissertation and transformed it into this scholarly book. Banks covers 200+ years of birth chair usage in North America and Europe. She explains why their architecture changed over time through the many data sge collected. Excellent read! 10/10 would recommend to those interested in the medicalization of birth and its impact on society

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-29 00:00:00 John Filice "No event, especially one as overlaid with cultural significance and popular wisdom as birth, can be technologically alone, devoid of symbolic and cultural significance." xvi How we give birth and how we support the laboring mother has a vast ripple effect. Birth is a natural physiological event. It must be treated with the sacredness it requires. Birth is similar to the pinecone: an ordinary and everyday miracle that has the potential to grow into a large pine tree.