Sustainable Birth in Disruptive Times

This contributed volume explores innovative and collaborative maternity care practices and policies that are intersectional, human rights-based, transdisciplinary, science-driven, and community-based, to address the high costs of birth globally. The featured case studies demonstrate how quality and respectful midwifery care can improve outcomes for child bearers, newborns, and providers, while also addressing resource constraints and inequities of access.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 317 pages
Publication date: 23 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive volume delves into innovative and collaborative approaches to address the staggeringly high costs associated with childbirth worldwide. It showcases cutting-edge maternity care practices and policies that are intersectional, human rights-based, transdisciplinary, science-driven, and community-oriented. Each chapter explores participatory and midwifery-oriented care, aimed at improving maternal and newborn outcomes among marginalized populations. The featured case studies respond to resource constraints and inequities of access by transforming relationships between providers and families or by fostering more egalitarian relations among diverse providers, including midwives, obstetricians, and nurses, to minimize inefficient hierarchies within maternity care. The authors build on a growing understanding that quality and respectful midwifery care not only reduces costs but also yields better outcomes for childbearing individuals, newborns, and providers.

The book explores a range of topics, including:

Sustainable Collaborations: Examples of transfers of care among midwives and obstetricians in India, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.

Midwifery-Oriented, Femifocal, Indigenous, and Inclusive Models of Care: Models that counter obstetric violence and gender stereotypes in Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, Argentina, and India.

Doula Care and Midwifery Care for Women of Color, Previously Incarcerated Women, Indigenous Women, and Other Minoritized Groups: Practices and metrics for improving quality of newborn and maternal care, as well as maternal and newborn outcomes, in disruptive times and disaster settings.

Sustainable Birth in Disruptive Times: Strategies for promoting safe and sustainable childbirth in challenging environments.

This essential and timely resource is invaluable for providers, policy makers, students, and activists with interests in maternity care, midwifery, medical anthropology, and global health. It provides valuable insights and practical strategies for improving maternal and newborn health outcomes and promoting equitable access to quality care for all.

Weight: 539g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030547776
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021