Herstory of NZ Homebirth Association by Joan Donley

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First published 1992 in New Zealand; 76 pages; 30 x 21 cms

Index to this page:

Table of Contents; About the Author;

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: An idea whose time had come (page 3)
Chapter 2: Winds of change - 1797/80 (page 8)
Chapter 3: New Zealand Homebirth Association is born - 1980/81 (page 11)
Chapter 4: Selfish mothers - 1982 (page 14)
Chapter 5: Hard labour, painful transition, gentle birth - 1983-1985 (page 20)
Chapter 6: 1983 and all that - 1983 (page 23)
Chapter 7: Growth and development - 1985/86 (page 28)
Chapter 8: Is a DM worth her fee? - 1974-1985 (page 32)
Chapter 9: Consumer action - 1987 (page 37)
Chapter 10: Accountability - 1988 (page 43)
Chapter 11: Biculturalism - 1989 (page 48)
Chapter 12: Conflict in Northland - 1990 (page 52)
Chapter 13: Rutherford was born at home - 1991 (page 56)
Chapter 14: Statistics - 1974-1990 (page 60)

Christchurch Home Birth Association (page 71)
Gisborne Home Birth Association (page 73)
Abbreviations (page 76)

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About the Author:

Joan's services to midwifery were formally acknowledged when she was awarded an Order of the British Empire. This was the first time such an award had been given for services to midwifery and helped to highlight the role of midwives in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Joan is a staunch advocate for keeping birth normal and avoiding unnecessary interventions that medicalise childbirth and disempower women. She is not only a fountain, but is also a very politically astute activist. She has achieved many things to advance the situation for women and midwives including the foundation of the homebirth movement and the Domiciliary Midwives Society in Aotearoa New Zealand at a time when the homebirth option was under threat and women were increasingly pressured to have their babies in hospital.

Joan has written: this book History of the New Zealand Home Birth Association, Save the Midwife, and Joan Donley's Compendium for a Healthy Pregnancy and a Normal Birth.

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