{"product_id":"birth-without-doctors-jacqueline-vincent-priya-9780415846264","title":"Birth Without Doctors: Conversations with traditional midwives","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost women giving birth in rural communities throughout the Third World cannot enjoy the ''benefits'' of modern medical assistance. They are usually too expensive and too far away. This book is the result of journeys and conversations between the author, traditional midwives and mothers which took place over several years in Malaysia and Indonesia. It describes traditional birthing practices and the communities in which they have arisen. \u003cbr\u003eFor normal births the safety record is impressive, but so too is the reassurance of ritual and the incorporation of birthing into family and society. It is interesting to discover that many practices are based not only on religious understandings but also on sound herbal medical precautions. The book's point is not merely to demonstrate the skill of the traditional midwives, nor even to challenge what seems to be the medical view that pregnancy is an illness, but to give an insight into worlds where ''barefoot'' midwifery is the norm. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Vincent-Priya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415846269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415846264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Jacqueline Vincent-Priya","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998535495935,"sku":"9780415846264","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birth-without-doctors-jacqueline-vincent-priya-9780415846264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}