Maternity Services And Policy In An International Context: Risk, Citizenship And Welfare Regimes (routledge Advances In Health And Social Policy)

"This book is the first comprehensive international overview of maternity services. Drawing on concepts of risk and social citizenship, it explores the relationship between welfare regimes and health policy by comparing and contrasting provision for childbearing women. Each substantive chapter focuses on a different country, presenting detailed contextual information on health care provision, maternity interventions and birth outcomes there. They discuss key issues such as birth rates and fertility patterns, the role of patient choice, attitudes to place of birth and maternity entitlements among others, and the countries covered represent diverse welfare regimes, including Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. An extended introduction and a conclusion draw the book together and place it in the context of the literature on comparative welfare regimes. It is an important reference for students and academics interested in comparative social policy, health services research, and maternity services and policies" ... Provided by publisher 1. Welfare regimes, health care regimes and maternity services and policy : a comparative perspective / Patricia Kennedy, Naonori Kodate and Nadine Reibling -- 2. New Zealand / Riz Firestone [und weitere] -- 3. Ireland / Patricia Kennedy -- 5. United States of America / Christine H. Morton and Megan M. Henley -- 5. Australia / Meredith McIntyre -- 6. Scotland / Helen Cheyne -- 7. Canada / Louise Marie Roth and Amanda M. Lubold -- 8. Japan / Rieko Kishi Fukuzawa and Naonori Kodate -- 9. Italy / Marina Scavini and Chiara Molinari -- 10. Germany / Nadine Reibling and Monika Mischke -- 11. The Netherlands / Monika Ewa Kaminska -- 12. Sweden / Jan Thomas and Ingegerd Hildingsson