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Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750 to 1950
Brought to Bed Childbearing in America 1750 to 1950
Author: Judith Walzer Leavitt
Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present. Judith Walzer Leavitt's study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing practices, their replacement by male doctors, and the movement from the home to the hospital. She ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195038439
ISBN-10: 0195038436
Publication Date: 10/30/1986
Pages: 284
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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