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Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950, 30th Anniversary Edition

Judith Walzer Leavitt

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Description:Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the late twentieth century. Judith Walzer Leavitt's classic study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing practices, their replacement by male doctors, and the movement from the home to the hospital. Leavitt narrates the shifting power of childbearing women and their physicians, as well as changes in infant and maternal mortality. She also discusses how women have attempted to retrieve some of the traditional women--and family--centered aspects of childbirth. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new preface that reviews the burgeoning writing on the history of childbirth since its publication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950, 30th Anniversary Edition. To get started finding Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950, 30th Anniversary Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the late twentieth century. Judith Walzer Leavitt's classic study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing practices, their replacement by male doctors, and the movement from the home to the hospital. Leavitt narrates the shifting power of childbearing women and their physicians, as well as changes in infant and maternal mortality. She also discusses how women have attempted to retrieve some of the traditional women--and family--centered aspects of childbirth. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new preface that reviews the burgeoning writing on the history of childbirth since its publication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950, 30th Anniversary Edition. To get started finding Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950, 30th Anniversary Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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