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When Safer Childbirth? was first published in 1990, most people believed that hospital birth must be safer than birth at home, simply because obstetric skills and modern technology are available in an institution which are not on hand at home. Through her painstaking statistical analysis of perinatal mortality rates for hospital and home Tew showed that this was a misconception. Statistics suggested, indeed, that for some women hospital birth might actually be more dangerous than home birth. These findings and further compelling evidence gathered by the House of Commons Health Committee in 1992 should have revolutionised the direction of maternity care; mothers, not doctors, should henceforth have the dominant role in deciding what sort of care best served their and their babies' interests. This third edition tells how the hopes were dashed that the maternity service would be reformed and become an outstanding example of evidence based medicine.
This important, original work is essential reading for all providers and users of maternity care and for students of social policy.
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This review is from: Safer Childbirth?: A Critical History of Maternity Care (Paperback)
I am doing a study of the changing way of maternity care and this book fits the bill exactly! This book tells you everything you need to know about Maternity care, what it's like now and what it was like then... I couldn't ask for a better book!
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I needed a book to help me with an essay / seminar that I am currently doing on how childbirth has changed through the ages. So far I have found this book extremly useful. I havent read through all of it yet as I just needed to select specific information. I do intend to in the near future as so far it has been an interesting read.
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