Going Into Labour: Childbirth In Capitalism [First ed.] 0745349498, 9780745349497

Explores the politics of childbirth from a Marxist perspective. Childbirth is often described as a natural process, and

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Table of contents :
Acknowledgements
1. Conceiving Childbirth
2. Stretch Marx
3. Technological Fetish in the Birth Chamber
4. Subsumed by Risk
5. The Gold Standard of Evidence
6. Freedom of Choice?
7. From the 'Womb' of the Present...

Going Into Labour: Childbirth In Capitalism [First ed.]
 0745349498, 9780745349497

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  • Explores the politics of childbirth from a Marxist perspective. Anna Fielder is a sociologist in the Midwifery Department, Auckland University of Technology.
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