Complementary and alternative medicine in nursing and midwifery :  towards a critical social science / 
edited by Jon Adams and Philip Tovey. 
 - xi, 178 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : towards a critical social science of CAM in nursing and midwivery / Jon Adams & Philip Tovey -- CAM integration in inter-professional context : nursing, midwifery and medicine in Canada / Ivy L. Bourgeault and Kristine A. Hirschkorn -- The emerging role of alternative midwifery within the wider socio-political sphere : a focus upon alternative birth care providers and their relationship with conventional medicine / Paaige K. Turner -- 'Snake oil peddling' : CAM and the occupational status of doctors and nurses / Peter Morrall -- The authentication of CAM in nursing : an examination of historic referencing in selected nursing journals / Philip Tovey and Jon Adams -- CAM, nursing and the meanings of care / Kahryn Hughes -- Nurses and midwives in alternative health care : comparative processes of boundary re-configuration in Israel / Judith T. Shuval and Sky E. Gross -- 'Latent' and 'realised' risk cultures : woman-centred midwifery and CAM / Karen Lane -- CAM, holistic wellness nursing and the new public health / Emily Hansen. 
<br/><br/> Exploring the historical, social, political and cultural facets of integration between complementary and alternative medicine and nursing/midwifery, this text provides an overview of this important field of health research. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415368464 9780415368469 0415368472 9780415368476 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007008377 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Holistic nursing.<br/>Midwifery.<br/>Alternative medicine<br/>Holistic nursing--Methodology<br/>Midwifery--Methodology<br/>Complementary Therapies--nursing
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT42  / .C596 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73