Catching Babies: The Professionalization of Childbirth, 1870-1920 - Rilegato

Borst, Charlotte G.

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ISBN 10: 0674102622 ISBN 13: 9780674102620

Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Using the methodology of social science theory, particularly quantitative statistical analysis and historical demography, Borst (history, U. of Alabama) examines the effects of gender, culture, and class on the transition to physician-attended child birth. She focuses on four representative counties in Wisconsin to study both midwives and doctors, and finds that rather than being pushed aside by elitist obstetricians, midwives (and their traditional skills) ceased to be valued by a society embracing the model of disinterested, professional science. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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L'autore:

Charlotte G. Borst is Associate Professor of History, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Book by Borst Charlotte

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• Editore: Harvard Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0674102622
• ISBN 13: 9780674102620
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 254