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@article{citeulike:4229279, abstract = {Any effort to make sense of the complexities of contemporary midwifery must deal not only with biomedical and governmental power structures but also with the definitions such structures impose upon midwives and the ramifications of these definitions within and across national and cultural borders. The international definition of a midwife requires graduations from a government-recognized educational program. Those who have not are not considered midwives but are labeled traditional birth attendants. Since there are myriad local names for midwives in myriad languages, the impact of this naming at local levels can be hard to assess. But on the global scale, the ramifications of the distinction between midwives who meet the international definition and those who do not have been profound. Those who do are incorporated into the health care system. Those who do not remain outside of it, and suffer multiple forms of discrimination as a result.}, author = {Davis-Floyd, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {4229279}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450162}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18450162}, issn = {0080-6234}, journal = {Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P}, keywords = {authority, davis-floyd}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {168--172}, posted-at = {2009-03-27 09:43:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Daughter of time: the postmodern midwife (part 2).}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450162}, volume = {42}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4229279 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4229279 N2 - Any effort to make sense of the complexities of contemporary midwifery must deal not only with biomedical and governmental power structures but also with the definitions such structures impose upon midwives and the ramifications of these definitions within and across national and cultural borders. The international definition of a midwife requires graduations from a government-recognized educational program. Those who have not are not considered midwives but are labeled traditional birth attendants. Since there are myriad local names for midwives in myriad languages, the impact of this naming at local levels can be hard to assess. But on the global scale, the ramifications of the distinction between midwives who meet the international definition and those who do not have been profound. Those who do are incorporated into the health care system. Those who do not remain outside of it, and suffer multiple forms of discrimination as a result. IS - 1 JF - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P SN - 0080-6234 EP - 172 TI - Daughter of time: the postmodern midwife (part 2). VL - 42 SP - 168 KW - authority KW - davis-floyd AU - Davis-Floyd, R PY - 2008/03// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450162 ER -