Miller, Leslie J.Field, Diane2005-08-192005-08-192004Field, D. (2004). Calgary midwifery in changing times: how midwives and their clients define and manage their relationships (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/189650612933024http://hdl.handle.net/1880/42387Bibliography: p. 179-189This thesis explores how midwives and their clients in the Calgary area understand midwife-attended birth as an alternative to a medicalized style of birthing. This study also investigates the notion of relationships of power and how, or if, these relationships are being challenged or affected by the regulation of midwifery in Calgary. It is based on 21 in-depth qualitative interviews with midwives, clients, and midwifery advocates. From these accounts, my findings indicate these women see midwifery style of birthing as a process that enables them to give birth in a manner which gives them control and power over their own reproductive lives. At the same time, my findings suggest that the regulation of midwifery has affected the relationship between the midwife and the client, and the birthing experience, in both positive and negative ways.vii, 198 leaves ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.master thesis10.11575/PRISM/18965AC1 .T484 2004 F483