Maternity services and policy in an international context : risk, citizenship and welfare regimes /

Maternity services and policy in an international context : risk, citizenship and welfare regimes /

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Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Description:xvii, 282 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge advances in health and social policy
Routledge advances in health and social policy.
Subject:
Maternal health services.
Medical policy.
Maternal Health Services.
Health Policy.
Maternal Welfare.
Maternal health services.
Medical policy.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10136252
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Other authors / contributors:Kennedy, Patricia, 1963- editor.
Kodate, Naonori, editor.
ISBN:9780415738941
0415738946
9781315817033
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book is the first comprehensive international overview of maternity services. Drawing on concepts of risk and social citizenship, it explores the relationship between welfare regimes and health policy by comparing and contrasting provision for childbearing women. Each substantive chapter focuses on a different country, presenting detailed contextual information on health care provision, maternity interventions and birth outcomes there. They discuss key issues such as birth rates and fertility patterns, the role of patient choice, attitudes to place of birth and maternity entitlements among others, and the countries covered represent diverse welfare regimes, including Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. An extended introduction and a conclusion draw the book together and place it in the context of the literature on comparative welfare regimes. It is an important reference for students and academics interested in comparative social policy, health services research, and maternity services and policies"--Provided by publisher.

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