Download or read book Childbirth in the Global Village written by Dawn Hillier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hillier describes and analyzes the impact of globalisation on midwifery practice and education around the world. Through personal stories the text describes the childbirth experiences of women and midwives in very different cultural contexts - in Africa, Malaysia, England and America.