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African American midwifery in the South : dialogues of birth, race, and memory /
Starting at the turn of the century, most African American midwives in the South were gradually excluded from reproductive health care. Gertrude Fraser shows how physicians, public health personnel, and state legislators mounted a campaign ostensibly to improve maternal and infant health, especially...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. The Body Politic. 1. Introduction. 2. Midwives and the Body Politic. 3. Race and Regulation. 4. Race and Mortality
- II. Authoritative Knowledge. 5. Nurses and Midwives in the Classroom. 6. The Logic of Prenatal Care
- III. Memory and Experience. 7. On Silence and Memory. 8. Changed Bodies, Changed Communities. 9. The Social Context of Midwifery. 10. Pregnancy and Birthing. 11. The Postpartum. 12. Conclusion.