ACLS Humanities E-Book: Brought to bed: childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950

Brought to bed: childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950

Leavitt, Judith Walzer.

Year: c1986.

Publisher: Oxford University Press.

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Frontmatter

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

Chronology of Events in Childbirth History

Glossary of Medical Terms

Index

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Title:

Brought to bed : childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950 Judith Walzer Leavitt.

Author:

Leavitt, Judith Walzer

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Brought to bed : childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950 Judith Walzer Leavitt.
Leavitt, Judith Walzer
New York: Oxford University Press, c1986.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.04403

Subject Headings:

• Obstetrics -- United States -- History -- 18th century
• Obstetrics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• Obstetrics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Childbirth -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• Childbirth -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Childbirth -- United States -- History -- 18th century

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