{"product_id":"birth-and-power-wendy-savage-9781905177370","title":"Birth and Power: A Savage Enquiry Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, Wendy Savage was suspended from medical practice for alleged incompetence in the management of five obstetric cases. The subsequent debate and public enquiry became a cause celebre. A Savage Enquiry is a gripping account of Wendy Savage's suspension from medical practice for alleged incompetence and her subsequent reinstatement, and identified six policy issues which were raised by the enquiry: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho controls childbirth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat services do women want and who decides what they get?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is accountable to whom in the National Health Service?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can the concept of incompetence be defined in a field like obstetrics, where there is a wide range of opinion about the best way to look after pregnant women?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre the procedures for disciplining doctors appropriate and cost effective?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can the freedom of academic staff in medical schools to advance new or unorthodox opinions be protected? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Birth and Power, Wendy Savage and other eminent contributors examine what has happened since the issues were brought into focus twenty-five years ago and consider what still needs to be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions include a woman surgeon's personal account of suspension from practice; an account of the threats to academic freedom written by Anne MacLean, an academic who blew the whistle and suffered the consequences; and a discussion on accountability by the esteemed professor, James Drife. Birth and Power is of particular interest to academics, health workers, social researchers, teachers, students and mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the full text of A Savage Enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Savage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1905177372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781905177370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pinter \u0026amp; Martin Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.78d","brand":"Wendy Savage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136525877503,"sku":"9781905177370","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b5b9fc3-896d-45ed-826f-f60bbf086c11.jpg?v=1755023609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birth-and-power-wendy-savage-9781905177370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}