Download or read book Helpers In Childbirth written by Ann Oakley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consideration of the role of the midwife in childbirth, which currently stands at the point of divergence between two differing philosophies of childbearing. In one, pregnancy and birth belong to the medical profession, in the other it is a part of the experience of ordinary life.