ACNM and MANA : divergent histories and convergent trends / Robbie Davis-Floyd Idealism and pragmatism in the creation of the certified midwife : the development of midwifery in New York and the New York Midwifery Practice Act of 1992 / Maureen May and Robbie Davis-Floyd Qualified commodification: creating the certified professional midwife / Robbie Davis-Floyd The governors full support : legalizing direct-entry midwifery in Florida / Melissa Denmark Minnesota midwives : achieving legislative success through focusing on families, safety, and womens rights / Mary M. Lay and Kerry Dixon Risks, costs, and benefits of homebirth midwifery legislation in Colorado / Susan Erikson and Amy Colo
Every breath is political, every womans life a statement : cross-class organizing for midwifery in Virginia / Christa Craven
"I'm living my politics" : the effort to legalize and license direct-entry midwives in Iowa / Carolyn A. Hough
Creating a way out of no way : midwives in Massachusetts / Christine Barbara Johnson
From calling to career: keeping the social movement in the professional project / Betty Anne Daviss
Renegade midwives : assets or liabilities? / Robbie Davis-Floyd and Christine Johnson
Home to hospital transport : fractured articulations and magical mandorlas / Christine Johnson and Robbie Davis-Floyd
Why midwives matter : overcoming barriers to caretake the power of birth / Christine Johnson and Robbie Davis-Floyd.