{"product_id":"obstetricians-speak-on-training-practice-fear-and-transformation-9781800738300","title":"Obstetricians Speak: On Training, Practice, Fear,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFor the first time ever in a social science work, obstetricians tell their own stories of training, practice, fear, and transformation in this the first of the 3-volume series The Anthropology of Obstetrics and Obstetricians: The Practice, Maintenance, and Reproduction of a Biomedical Profession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThese stories range from those of abortion providers to those of maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Several chapters tell the stories of obstetricians who have made paradigm shifts from technocratic to humanistic practices, the benefits and joys of these paradigm shifts, and the ostracism, bullying, and outright persecution these humanistic obstetricians have suffered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis book is a must-read for students, social scientists, and all maternity care practitioners who seek to understand the ideologies and motives of individual obstetricians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u2028An excerpt from Kathleen Hanlon-Lundberg’s chapter:\u003cbr\u003e \tLargely maligned in reproductive anthropological literature as callous—if not brutal—self-serving effectors of the over-medicalization of childbirth, most obstetricians whom I know and have worked with are devoted to providing respectful, individualized care to their patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Anthropology of Obstetrics and Obstetricians: The Practice, Maintenance, and Reproduction of a Biomedical Profession\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobbie Davis-Floyd and Ashish Premkumar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obstetricians Speak\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobbie Davis-Floyd and Ashish Premkumar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Becoming an Abortion Provider in the US: An Autoethnographic Account\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Abortion, Professional Identity, and Generational Meaning Making among US Ob\/Gyns\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRebecca Henderson, Chu J. Hsiao, and Jody Steinauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e My Transformation from an Obstetrician to a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialist: Autoethnographic Thoughts on Situated Knowledges and Habitus\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAshish Premkumar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cold Steel and Sunshine: Ethnographic and Autoethnographic Perspectives on Two Obstetric Careers in the US from Across the Chasm\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathleen Hanlon-Lundberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e An Awakening\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJesanna Cooper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Repercussions of a Paradigm Shift in the Professional and Personal Life of a Brazilian Obstetrician\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRosana Fontes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Bullying and Persecution of a Humanistic\/Holistic Obstetrician in Brazil: The Benefits and Costs of My Paradigm Shift\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRicardo Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hungarian Birth Models Seen Through the Prism of Prison: The Journey of Ágnes Geréb\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eÁgnes Geréb and Katalin Fábián\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Adopting the Midwifery Model of Care in India\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEvita Fernandez\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Birth with No Regret” in Turkey: The Natural Childbirth of the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHakan Çoker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Attempting to Maintain a Positive Awareness about Vaginal Breech Birth in Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrew Bisits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixing Modalities in My Technocratic\/Humanistic Obstetric Practice in the US: Ideology and Rationales\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarco Gianotti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e How an Obstetrician Promoted Respectful Care in Canada and in the World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndré Lalonde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusions:\u003c\/strong\u003e What Have We Learned from Obstetricians?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobbie Davis-Floyd and Ashish Premkumar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042751578455,"sku":"9781800738300","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800738300.jpg?v=1750955468","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/obstetricians-speak-on-training-practice-fear-and-transformation-9781800738300","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}