Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950 /

Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950 / / Wendy Mitchinson.

In Giving Birth in Canada, the first historical study of childbirth in Canada, Wendy Mitchinson has written a fascinating account of childbirth rituals in the first half of the twentieth century. Thorough and comprehensive, the work is based on a rich variety of sources, including medical textbooks,...

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Mitchinson, Wendy,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2002
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Studies in Gender and History
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Uncertain World of Medicine and Medical Practitioners
  • Chapter Two. The Even More Uncertain World of Obstetrics
  • Chapter Three. Midwives Did Not Disappear
  • Chapter Four. The Expanding World of Prenatal Care
  • Chapter Five. Childbirth
  • Chapter Six. Obstetrical Intervention
  • Chapter Seven. Caesarian Section
  • Chapter Eight. Maternal Mortality and Postnatal Care
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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