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- catalog abstract "This lively history of childbirth begins with colonial days, when childbirth was a social event, and moves on to the gradual medicalization of childbirth in America as doctors forced midwives out of business and to the home birth movement of the 1980s. Widely praised when it was first published in 1977, the book has now been expanded to bring the story up to date. In a new chapter and epilogue, Richard and Dorothy Wertz discuss the recent focus on delivering perfect babies, with its emphasis on technology, prenatal testing, and Caesarean sections. They argue that there are many viable alternatives--including out of hospital births--in the search for the best birthing system.".
- catalog contributor b2475554.
- catalog contributor b2475555.
- catalog coverage "United States".
- catalog created "1989.".
- catalog date "1989".
- catalog date "1989.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1989.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-314).".
- catalog description "Midwives and social childbirth in colonial America -- The new midwifery -- Modesty and morality-- The wounds of birth: Birthpain and puerperal fever -- Birth in the hospital -- "Natural childbirth" -- Government involvement -- Creating the perfect child: The 1980s and beyond -- Epilogue: Everybody's search for the best.".
- catalog description "This lively history of childbirth begins with colonial days, when childbirth was a social event, and moves on to the gradual medicalization of childbirth in America as doctors forced midwives out of business and to the home birth movement of the 1980s. Widely praised when it was first published in 1977, the book has now been expanded to bring the story up to date. In a new chapter and epilogue, Richard and Dorothy Wertz discuss the recent focus on delivering perfect babies, with its emphasis on technology, prenatal testing, and Caesarean sections. They argue that there are many viable alternatives--including out of hospital births--in the search for the best birthing system.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 322 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300040873 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0300040881 (hard : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1989".
- catalog issued "1989.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "618.2/00973 20".
- catalog subject "Childbirth United States History.".
- catalog subject "Delivery, Obstetric United States History.".
- catalog subject "Delivery, Obstetric history".
- catalog subject "Maternal health services United States History.".
- catalog subject "Midwifery United States History.".
- catalog subject "Midwifery history".
- catalog subject "Natural Childbirth United States History.".
- catalog subject "Natural Childbirth history".
- catalog subject "Obstetrics Social aspects United States History.".
- catalog subject "Obstetrics United States History.".
- catalog subject "Obstetrics history".
- catalog subject "RG518.U5 W47 1989".
- catalog subject "WQ 11 AA1 W9L 1989".
- catalog tableOfContents "Midwives and social childbirth in colonial America -- The new midwifery -- Modesty and morality-- The wounds of birth: Birthpain and puerperal fever -- Birth in the hospital -- "Natural childbirth" -- Government involvement -- Creating the perfect child: The 1980s and beyond -- Epilogue: Everybody's search for the best.".
- catalog title "Lying-in : a history of childbirth in America / Richard W. Wertz and Dorothy C. Wertz.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".