Obstetricians Speak

Obstetricians SpeakFor 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. These stories range from those of abortion providers to those of maternal fetal medicine specialists. Several chapters tell the stories of obstetricians who

This will be a wonderful addition to the libraries of students and professionals alike

The contributors engage prevailing theories of the body in the Western academy that derive from philosophy

Presents current evidence-based best practices in trauma-informed care in the NICU to improve effective practice for interdisciplinary neonatal clinicians

Marilyn Buck

Ahmad Izzo

open understanding of philosophy

and consider the senses in which the “public sphere” should rather be replaced by a multitude of interacting cultural and social “publics

Written by an internationally bestselling author

Recounts the sensational 1896 murder trial of Mary Alice Livingston

awareness of self-interest makes us more reflective

the narratives contained in it

Heavily vested in the philosophy of transcendentalism