From: Midwifery Today Online
Article by Robbie Davis-Floyd, PhD: A distressing cross-cultural
trend is showing up in the growing body of anthropological
literature about midwifery and birth in the developing world. From
Tanzania to Papua New Guinea, anthropologists who observe
professional midwives giving prenatal care and attending births
increasingly note that, far from the midwifery ideal, professional
midwives often treat women very badly during birth, ignoring their
needs and requests, talking to them disrespectfully, ordering them
around, and sometimes even yelling at them and slapping them. At
the same time, and in direct correlation, the professional midwives
are themselves often treated badly by the healthcare systems in
which they work. ...
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Article by Robbie Davis-Floyd, PhD: A distressing cross-cultural
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literature about midwifery and birth in the developing world. From
Tanzania to Papua New Guinea, anthropologists who observe
professional midwives giving prenatal care and attending births
increasingly note that, far from the midwifery ideal, professional
midwives often treat women very badly during birth, ignoring their
needs and requests, talking to them disrespectfully, ordering them
around, and sometimes even yelling at them and slapping them. At
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