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This
site provides either pdfs or reference details for a wide assortment of
articles and books that are relevant to this broad brush approach to
maternal health; insights from the humanities. This site will be of interest to Midwives, Maternal and Child Health Nurses,
Social Workers and family counsellors, GPs, and practitioners who are
working with women and/or families. Many of the sources may well be of
interest to women-as-mothers and feminist researchers. There are
multiple references to articles and books that will engage practitioners
but also individuals who would like to follow-up on selected texts. The
birth of an infant is a significant social and cultural event and the
humanities provides for both insight and critique. You will find
references to:
There are also sections on equity, care, sociology and economics as these are perspectives that importantly frame the experience of being a mother and/or these 'brave new families'. This database is not attempting to be definitive but to work as a touchstone between these bodies of work, the practitioners, and women who are mothering.
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