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Cover 1 Frontmatter 2 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Notes on Research and Activism 10 2. The Birth of Consumer Activism for Midwives: From the Natural Childbirth Movement to Recent Legislative Efforts 57 4. Mothers in the Legislature: Claiming Respectable American Motherhood 96 6. Divisive Strategies: Struggles for Reproductive Rights under Neoliberalism 132 Notes 166 Bibliography 198 Index 218 Publisher:Temple University Press,Published:2010,ISBN:9781439902219,Language:English,OCLC:694145895 With the increasing demand for midwives, activists are lobbying to loosen restrictions that deny legal access to homebirth options. In Pushing for Midwives, Christa Craven presents a nuanced history of women’s reproductive rights activism in the U.S. She also provides an examination of contemporary organizing strategies for reproductive rights in an era increasingly driven by “consumer rights.” €An historical and ethnographic case study of grassroots organizing, Pushing for Midwives is an in-depth look at the strategies, successes, and challenges facing midwifery activists in Virginia. Craven examines how decades-old race and class prejudices against midwives continue to impact opposition to—as

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Author

Christa Craven

Publisher

Temple University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439902219

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Anthropology