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Brought to Bed : Childbearing in America, 1750-1950.

Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present. Judith Walzer Leavitt's study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing practices, their replacement by male doctors, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leavitt, Judith Walzer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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