Probert, Rebecca (2011) Recording births : from the reformation to the Welfare Reform Act. In: Birth rites and rights. Hart Publishing, Oxford, pp. 171-185. ISBN 9781849461887

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Abstract

This multi-disciplinary collection of essays from the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group is concerned with the varying circumstances, manner, timing and experiences of birth. It contains essays from a wide range of disciplines including law, medicine, anthropology, history, and sociology, examining birth from the perspectives of mother, doctor, midwife and father. Questions considered in the book include: Who has power during the birthing process? How has the experience of birth changed over time? Should birth mark a significant change in the legal status of the foetus? What is the proper role of birth registration? What role, if any, do fathers have in the birthing process? What legal rights should the woman have to refuse treatment during the birthing process? And what is the significance of changes of the age at which women give birth? This stimulating collection of papers provides new insights into one of life's most momentous moments.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HA Statistics K Law > K Law (General) R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Registers of births, etc. -- History, Childbirth -- Law and legislation -- History
Publisher:	Hart Publishing
Place of Publication:	Oxford
ISBN:	9781849461887
Book Title:	Birth rites and rights
Editor:	Ebtehaj, Fatemeh and Herring, Jonathan and Johnson, Martin Paul and Richards, Martin, 1940 Jan. 26-
Date:	2011
Number of Pages:	289
Page Range:	pp. 171-185
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39222

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