InhaltsangabeIntroduction, H. Selin; Birth and the Big Bad Wolf: An Evolutionary Perspective, R. Davis-Floyd, M. Cheyney; Breastfeeding and Child Spacing, R. Sundhagen; Culturally Diverse Women Giving Birth: Their Stories, L. Callister; A History of Western Medicine, Labor and Birth, P. Stone; Childbirth in China, T. Harvey, L. Buckley; Childbirth Among Hong Kong Chinese, W-Y. Ip; Childbirth in Korea, S. Ahn; Childbirth in Japan, S. Yanagisawa; Childbirth in India, H. Naraindas; Rural Midwives in South India: The Politics of Bodily Knowledge, K. Ram; Constructions of Birth in Bangladesh, S.F. Rashid, K. Afsana; Pregnancy and Childbirth In Nepal: Women's Role And Decision-Making Power, P. Poudel, D. Rimal; Pregnancy and Childbirth in Tibet: Knowledge, Perspectives, and Practices, S. Craig; Nyob Nruab Hlis: Thirty Days Confinement in Hmong Culture, P.Liamputtong; Pregnancy, Childbirth and Traditional Beliefs and Practices in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, P. Liamputtong; Childbirth Experience in the Negev--The Southern Region of Israel; E. Sheiner, I. Ohel; Childbirth and Maternal Mortality in Morocco: The Role of Midwives, B. Vissandjée, M. Hatem, F. Temmar; Childbirth in Zimbabwe, T. Mathole; Childbirth in Nigeria, H.S. Galadanci, S.I. Sani; Childbirth in Tanzania: Individual, Family, Community, D. Urassa, A.B. Pembe, B. Sunguya; Culture, Pregnancy and Childbirth in Uganda: Surviving the Women's Battle, G.B. Kyomuhendo; Childbirth Experiences in Malawi, L. Kamwendo; Navajo Women Giving Birth: A Bridge Between the Past and the Future, R.C. Begay; Childbirth in the Mayan Communities, L.V. Walsh; Converting Birth on Simbo, Western Solomon Islands, C. Dureau; Childbirth in Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women, T. Dunbar,S. Kildea. Biographies of contributors. Index.