Catching Babies : The Professionalization of Childbirth, 1870-1920 /

Childbirth is a quintessential family event that simultaneously holds great promise and runs the risk of danger. By the late nineteenth century, the birthing room had become a place where the goals of the new scientific professional could be demonstrated, but where traditional female knowledge was i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borst, Charlotte G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2013
Temas:
Childbirth > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Childbirth > Wisconsin > History > 20th century.
Childbirth.
Geburtshilfe.
Geschichte 1870-1920.
Gynaecologie.
Hebamme.
Medizin, Gesundheit.
Midwifery > Wisconsin > History.
Midwifery.
Obstetrics > Wisconsin > History.
Obstetrics.
Professions > Sociological aspects.
Psychosociale aspecten.
Verloskunde.
MEDICAL / General.
MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics.
MEDICAL / History.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION: Midwives, Physicians, and Professionalism
  • CHAPTER ONE. Training Midwives
  • CHAPTER TWO. A Married Woman's Occupation
  • CHAPTER THREE. Neighbor Women in the Country
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Midwife Entrepreneurs in the City
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Educating Physicians
  • CHAPTER SIX. Country Doctors Replace Midwives
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Specializing Obstetrics
  • CONCLUSION. Gender, Ethnicity, and the Meanings of Professionalism
  • Appendix: Quantitative Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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