{"product_id":"cognition-risk-and-responsibility-in-robbie-davis-floyd-9781800738317","title":"Cognition, Risk, and Responsibility in Obstetrics: Anthropological Analyses and Critiques of Obstetricians' Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVolume 2 in this landmark 3-volume series \u003cem\u003eThe Anthropology of Obstetrics and Obstetricians: The Practice, Maintenance, and Reproduction of a Biomedical Profession\u003c\/em\u003e looks at cognition, risk, and responsibility in obstetrics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This volume contains social science analyses of Swiss, Chilean, Mexican, US, Greek, and Irish obstetrics and obstetricians, particularly around their reasons for the overuse of cesareans; a chapter on \"4 Stages of Cognition\" and a condition called \"Substage,\" which describes how these concepts apply to obstetricians; and a chapter on why obstetricians fear home birth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This book is a must-read for students, social scientists, and all maternity care practitioners who seek to understand obstetricians' differing ideologies and motives for practicing as they do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e An excerpt from Vania Smith-Oka and Lydia Dixon's chapter: \u003cbr\u003e For systemic changes to occur, we must understand doctors' decision-making rationales and take their fear-based perspectives about risk and responsibility into account, while also paying attention to the concerns raised by scholars and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robbie Davis-Floyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800738315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800738317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Robbie Davis-Floyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080531210495,"sku":"9781800738317","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21bdfbf4-9404-4e62-9282-372a98c92d74.jpg?v=1685487312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cognition-risk-and-responsibility-in-robbie-davis-floyd-9781800738317","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}