Safe in a Midwife's Hands Book: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ohio State University Press
ISBN-10
0814258662
ISBN-13
9780814258668
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6058380886
Product Key Features
Book Title
Safe in a Midwife's Hands : Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Pregnancy & Childbirth, Customs & Traditions, Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Health & Fitness, Social Science, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-051159
Reviews
" Safe in a Midwife's Hands provides a rarely seen perspective that draws on lived experience and a keen sense of the human spirit to center the incredible role that midwives play in the birthing process. This beautifully written book pays necessary homage to the interconnectedness of the Black midwifery experience." --Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, founder and director, Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, Tufts University, "This is essential reading for all who respect and honor the tradition of midwifery. Catching babies is a physical, emotional, and spiritual art." --Byllye Avery, founder, Black Women's Health Imperative, " Safe in a Midwife's Hands captures in vivid detail the power and endurance of Black women who protected life from the history of enslavement to the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement. Like the midwives about whom she writes, Linda Holmes has given us the gift of women's knowledge and power at the beginning of life." --William Ferris, cofounder, Center for Southern Folklore, ?" Safe in a Midwife's Hands captures in vivid detail the power and endurance of Black women who protected life from the history of enslavement to the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement. Like the midwives about whom she writes, Linda Holmes has given us the gift of women's knowledge and power at the beginning of life." --William Ferris, cofounder, Center for Southern Folklore, "For countless generations, midwives have been a steady support to women, a stabilizing force for the family, and trusted leaders in their communities. Hope resides in their hands and within the pages of Linda Janet Holmes's fascinating exploration of the birthing traditions of Black women from Alabama to their roots on the African continent. Safe in a Midwife's Hands is a must-read on issues at the intersection of racial and reproductive justice and a celebration of the enduring wisdom of Black women." --Dr. Natalia Kanem, executive director, United Nations Population Fund, "Through in-depth interviews and driven by personal passion and experience, Linda Janet Holmes weaves together the histories of African and African American midwives to share an undertold story of birthing traditions and justice." --Linda Villarosa, author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, "Building on forty years of skillfully listening to Black midwives, Holmes guides us on a stirring journey across continents, customs, and generations to illuminate the rich diasporic traditions of midwifery." --Wangui Muigai, Brandeis University
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20230118
Dewey Decimal
392.1/2
Table Of Content
Introduction CHAPTER 1 Korogocho: Massage Techniques, Spiritual Cleansings, Urban Gardens CHAPTER 2 Baringo County: Naming Traditions, Pouring Libations, Preparing Fermented Milk CHAPTER 3 Wolaita Sodo: Caretakers of the Process CHAPTER 4 Afar: Timeless Bonds, Smoking the Mother, Extended Care CHAPTER 5 Kpana: Healing Plants, Upright Birthing, Afterbirth Ceremony CHAPTER 6 Ejura: Lineage Apprenticeships, Spiritual Cleansings, Born with the Gift CHAPTER 7 Montgomery: Massage, Birthing Prayers, Burial of the Placenta CHAPTER 8 Lowndes County: Medicinal Herbs, Dirt Dauber Tea, Craving Earth CHAPTER 9 Selma, Dallas County: Outdooring Ceremony, Keeping a Birth Fire, Elements of Protection CHAPTER 10 Mobile and Beyond: Advisors, Advocates, Lifetime Caregivers CHAPTER 11 Hampton to Charlottesville: Rebirthing Midwife Traditions EPILOGUE Unearthing Black Midwife Stories
Synopsis
Interviews Black midwives in Africa and the US to detail birthing and postpartum traditions as vital cultural practices that counterbalance racism within medical systems., A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2023" After a less-than-positive experience giving birth as a Black woman in the 1970s, Linda Janet Holmes launched a lifetime of work as an activist dedicated to learning about and honoring alternative birth traditions and the Black women behind them. Safe in a Midwife's Hands brings together what Holmes has gleaned from the countless midwives who have shared with her their experiences, at a time when their knowledge and holistic approaches are essential counterbalances to a medical system that routinely fails Black mothers and babies. Building on work she began in the 1980s, when she interviewed traditional Black midwives in Alabama and Virginia, Holmes traveled to Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya to visit midwives there. In detailing their work, from massage to the uses of medicinal plants to naming ceremonies, she links their voices to those of midwives and doulas in the US. She thus illuminates parallels between birthing traditions that have survived hundreds of years of colonialism, enslavement, Jim Crow, and ongoing medical racism to persist as vital cultural practices that promote healthy outcomes for mothers and babies during pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
LC Classification Number
GT2460.H65 2023
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