{"product_id":"birth-and-power-a-savage-enquiry-revisited-9781905177370","title":"Birth and Power: A Savage Enquiry Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wendy Savage\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pinter \u0026amp; Martin Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pinter \u0026amp; Martin Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Pregnancy \u0026amp; Childbirth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, Wendy Savage was suspended from medical practice for alleged incompetence in the management of five obstetric cases. The subsequent debate and public enquiry became a cause celebre. A Savage Enquiry is a gripping account of Wendy Savage's suspension from medical practice for alleged incompetence and her subsequent reinstatement, and identified six policy issues which were raised by the enquiry: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho controls childbirth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat services do women want and who decides what they get?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is accountable to whom in the National Health Service?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can the concept of incompetence be defined in a field like obstetrics, where there is a wide range of opinion about the best way to look after pregnant women?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre the procedures for disciplining doctors appropriate and cost effective?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can the freedom of academic staff in medical schools to advance new or unorthodox opinions be protected? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Birth and Power, Wendy Savage and other eminent contributors examine what has happened since the issues were brought into focus twenty-five years ago and consider what still needs to be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions include a woman surgeon's personal account of suspension from practice; an account of the threats to academic freedom written by Anne MacLean, an academic who blew the whistle and suffered the consequences; and a discussion on accountability by the esteemed professor, James Drife. Birth and Power is of particular interest to academics, health workers, social researchers, teachers, students and mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the full text of A Savage Enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinter \u0026 Martin Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579955789975,"sku":"9781905177370","price":1734.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781905177370.webp?v=1774911044","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/birth-and-power-a-savage-enquiry-revisited-9781905177370","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}