Brought to bed : childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950 /
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[1986]
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction
- "Under the Shadow of Maternity" : Childbirth and Women's Lives in America
- "Science" Enters the Birthing Room : The Impact of Physician Obstetrics
- "Overcivilization and Maternity" : Differences in Women's Childbirth Experiences
- "Only a Woman Can Know" : The Role of Gender in the Birthing Room
- "The Greatest Blessing of This Age" : Pain Relief in Obstetrics
- Why Women Suffer So : Meddlesome Midwifery and Scrupulous Cleanliness
- "Alone Among Strangers" : Birth Moves to the Hospital
- Decision-Making and the Process of Change
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Chronology of Events in Childbirth History
- Glossary of Medical Terms.