| Description |
ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Mary Ann Shah -- 1. Childbirth in Primitive and Ancient Times -- 2. The Middle Ages: An Era of Despair and Persecution -- 3. The Sixteenth Century: A Renaissance -- 4. The Seventeenth Century: Men and Their Instruments -- 5. The Eighteenth Century: Men and Science -- 6. The Nineteenth Century: Men and Disease -- 7. Childbirth in Early America -- 8. Nineteenth-Century America: The Birth of Obstetrics and Gynecology -- 9. Early Twentieth-Century America: The "Midwife Problem" and Medicalized Childbirth -- 10. The Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Technology-Managed Childbirth / Edna Quinn -- 11. The Twenty-First Century: Technological Childbirth Challenged -- 12. Conclusion: Women in Power |
| Summary |
"From pre-classical to present times, this work describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index |
| Subject |
Childbirth -- History.
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Obstetrics -- History.
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| LC no. |
2008005564 |
| ISBN |
9780786433629 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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0786433620 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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