Birth as an American Rite of Passage

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Birth as an American Rite of Passage is written by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd and published by Univ of California Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0520927214 (ISBN 10) and 9780520927216 (ISBN 13).

Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.