The Control of Childbirth Mothers Versus Medicine Through the Ages |
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| Author:
| Brodsky, Phyllis L. |
| Foreword by:
| Shah, Mary Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-3362-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. This work also describes and critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing on how, why, and when the process of childbirth became a sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event.
Describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. This work also describes and critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing on how, why, and when the process of childbirth became a sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event.