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.
Temas:
1700-1999
Obstetrics > United States > History > 18th century.
Obstetrics > United States > History > 19th century.
Obstetrics > United States > History > 20th century.
Childbirth > United States > History > 18th century.
Childbirth > United States > History > 19th century.
Childbirth > United States > History > 20th century.
Obstétrique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Obstétrique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Obstétrique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Childbirth
Obstetrics
United States
Obstetrics.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 "Under the Shadow of Maternity": Childbirth and Women's Lives in America; 2 "Science" Enters the Birthing Room: The Impact of Physician Obstetrics; 3 "Overcivilization and Maternity": Differences in Women's Childbirth Experiences; 4 "Only a Woman Can Know": The Role of Gender in the Birthing Room; 5 "The Greatest Blessing of This Age": Pain Relief in Obstetrics; 6 Why Women Suffer So: Meddlesome Midwifery and Scrupulous Cleanliness; 7 "Alone Among Strangers": Birth Moves to the Hospital; 8 Decision-Making and the Process of Change; Epilogue; Notes.

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