Obstetricians Speak: On Training, Practice, Fear, and Transformation
Robbie Davis-Floyd, "Obstetricians Speak: On Training, Practice, Fear, and Transformation "
English | ISBN: 1800738285 | 2023 | 358 pages | PDF | 16 MB
English | ISBN: 1800738285 | 2023 | 358 pages | PDF | 16 MB
For the first time ever in a social science work, obstetricians tell their own stories of training, practice, fear, and transformation in this the first of the 3-volume series The Anthropology of Obstetrics and Obstetricians: The Practice, Maintenance, and Reproduction of a Biomedical Profession.
These stories range from those of abortion providers to those of maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Several chapters tell the stories of obstetricians who have made paradigm shifts from technocratic to humanistic practices, the benefits and joys of these paradigm shifts, and the ostracism, bullying, and outright persecution these humanistic obstetricians have suffered.
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