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Reinscribing the Birthing Body: Homebirth as Ritual Performance

Cheyney, Melissa (American Anthropological Association, 2011-12)

In this article, I examine the clinical practices engaged in by U.S. homebirth midwives and their clients from the beginning of pregnancy through to the immediate postpartum period, deconstructing them for their symbolic ...