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Push!The Struggle for Midwifery in Ontario |
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An account and analysis of the first attempt to professionalize midwifery in Canada.
In the 1980s there were few midwives in Canada and their practice was neither legal nor officially recognized. Ontario midwives and their supporters pushed to integrate midwifery into provincial health care systems and by 1993 had established an internationally renowned model. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault analyses the struggle to professionalize midwifery in the context of the negotiations between women, as both consumers and providers of health care, and the state.
Push! offers a historical account of the forces behind the integration of midwifery in Ontario, including public interest in funding midwifery services and the impact of political lobbying. Bourgeault also explores the specific features of Ontario's respected model, including the use of independent practitioners, funding for a self-regulatory college, a university-based education program, and the provision of midwifery care in both home and hospital settings.
Push! offers a historical account of the forces behind the integration of midwifery in Ontario, including public interest in funding midwifery services and the impact of political lobbying. Bourgeault also explores the specific features of Ontario's respected model, including the use of independent practitioners, funding for a self-regulatory college, a university-based education program, and the provision of midwifery care in both home and hospital settings.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen’s/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society (number 25 in series)
376 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773530256
March 2006
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
"A thorough study, Push! makes a significant contribution to the nascent scholarship on midwifery in Canada." Pam Wakewich, sociology and women's studies, Lakehead University
"An original blend of historical and contemporary developments that will be especially useful for midwives." Brian Burtch, criminology, Simon Fraser University, and author of Trials of Labour: The Re-emergence of Midwifery
"An original blend of historical and contemporary developments that will be especially useful for midwives." Brian Burtch, criminology, Simon Fraser University, and author of Trials of Labour: The Re-emergence of Midwifery
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Comparative Health Labour Policy, McMaster University, is the co-editor of Reconceiving Midwifery.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction
PART ONE SITUATING MIDWIFERY:
THEORETICAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS
1 Analytical Lenses: Professions, Women, and the State
2 International Inspirations and Cautionary Tales
3 The Fall and Rise of Midwifery in Canada
PART TWO INTEGRATING MIDWIFERY:
THE NEXUS BETWEEN MIDWIVES, WOMEN, AND THE STATE
4 From Social Movement to Professional Project
5 Deciding to Integrate Midwifery
6 Dilemmas of Regulation
7 Defining Themselves before Being Defined
8 Ensuring Equity of Access through Public Funding
9 Educating Midwives for Independence
10 Acknowledging Expertise through “Grandmothering,” but Not for All
Conclusion: Advancing Conceptualizations of Women, Professions, and the State
Appendix
Notes
References
General Index
Index of Authors
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction
PART ONE SITUATING MIDWIFERY:
THEORETICAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS
1 Analytical Lenses: Professions, Women, and the State
2 International Inspirations and Cautionary Tales
3 The Fall and Rise of Midwifery in Canada
PART TWO INTEGRATING MIDWIFERY:
THE NEXUS BETWEEN MIDWIVES, WOMEN, AND THE STATE
4 From Social Movement to Professional Project
5 Deciding to Integrate Midwifery
6 Dilemmas of Regulation
7 Defining Themselves before Being Defined
8 Ensuring Equity of Access through Public Funding
9 Educating Midwives for Independence
10 Acknowledging Expertise through “Grandmothering,” but Not for All
Conclusion: Advancing Conceptualizations of Women, Professions, and the State
Appendix
Notes
References
General Index
Index of Authors
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