Robbie Davis-Floyd
Robbie Davis-Floyd, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas Austin and Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology, is a medical anthropologist specializing in the anthropology of reproduction. An international speaker and researcher, she is author of over 80 articles and of Birth as an American Rite of Passage (1992, 2004) and lead editor of 10 collections, the latest of which is Birth Models That Work, which highlights optimal models of birth care around the world. Her current research project studies the paradigm shifts of holistic obstetricians in Brazil. Robbie serves as Editor for the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative (IMBCI): 10 Steps to Optimal Maternity Care (www.imbci.org), Board Member of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization (IMBCO), and Senior Advisor to the Council on Anthropology and Reproduction. Her email is davis-floyd@mail.utexas.edu.
- Gentle Birth Choices
- The American Way of Birth
- Maternity, Medicine and Power: Reproductive Decisions in Urban Benin. Carolyn Fishel Sargent. Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, Vol. 22
- The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction
- School-Age Pregnancy and Parenthood: Biosocial Dimensions
- Mind Over Body: The Pregnant Professional
- Obstetrical Rituals and Cultural Anomaly: Part II
- Obstetrical Rituals and Cultural Anomaly: Part I
- Hospital Birth Routines as Rituals: Society's Messages to American Women
