Reproduction and Its Discontents in Mexico : Childbirth and Contraception from 1750 to 1905 /

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In this history of childbirth and contraception in Mexico, Nora E. Jaffary chronicles colonial and nineteenth-century beliefs and practices surrounding conception, pregnancy and its prevention, and birth. Tracking Mexico's transition from colony to nation, Jaffary demonstrates the central role...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jaffary, Nora E., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Contraception.
Childbirth.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Contraception > Mexique > Histoire.
Contraception > history
Parturition
Contraception > Mexico > History.
Childbirth > Mexico > History.
Mexico.
Mexico
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: midwifery, monstrosity, and motherhood
  • Purity and productivity: perceiving virginity, conception, and pregnancy
  • The evolution of virginity
  • Conception and pregnancy
  • The hidden history of contraception, abortion, and infanticide
  • Contraception and abortion
  • Infanticide
  • Populating the Patria
  • Monstrous births
  • Obstetrics, gynecology, and birth
  • Conclusion: change and constancy in Mexico's reproductive history
  • Appendix I. Abortion cases, 1823-1884
  • Appendix II. Infanticide cases, 1823-1897

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