This collection explores birthing in the Pacific against the background of debates about tradition and modernity. A wide-ranging introduction and conclusion, to

2018 Sally and Ken Owens Award from the Western History Association Twelve companies of American missionaries were sent to the Hawaiian Islands between 1819 and

The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on

This book explores the issues of power, authority and love with current concerns in the Christian theological exploration of feminism and feminist theology. It