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Factors in the Selection of Home Birth : A Comparative Study of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon

Creator:

Fuhr-Dunn, Susan D.

Abstract:

Increasing demand for home birth has created an upheaval in the American medical profession and, is a controversial political and legal issue as well. This research, utilizing ethnographic, historical, and survey data analyzes contemporary home birth. A review of the so called "medicalization" of childbirth is presented noting that the...

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Masters Thesis

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study of birthing alternatives in western Oregon AN ABSTRACT CF THE THESIS OF Susan D. Fuhr-Dunn for