Brought to bed : childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950 / Judith Walzer Leavitt.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1986Description: ix, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195038436
- 9780195038439
- Childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950
- 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
- Obstetrics -- History
- 618.200973 19
- RG518.U5 L4 1986
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-261) and index.
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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