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Catching babies :

(Number (ISBN

0674102622

(Number (ISBN

9780674102620

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Title Proper

Catching babies :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the professionalization of childbirth, 1870-1920 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Charlotte G. Borst.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harvard University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1995.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 254 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill., maps ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-250) and index.

Text of Note

Training midwives -- A married woman's occupation -- Neighbor women in the country -- Midwife entrepreneurs in the city -- Educating physicians -- Country doctors replace midwives -- Specializing obstetrics.

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Text of Note

Childbirth is a quintessential family event that simultaneously holds great promise and runs the risk of danger. By the late nineteenth century, the birthing room had become a place where the goals of the new scientific professional could be demonstrated, but where traditional female knowledge was in conflict with the new ways. Here the choice of attendants and their practices defined gender, ethnicity, class, and the role of the professional. Using the methodology of social science theory, particularly quantitative statistical analysis and historical demography, Charlotte Borst examines the effect of gender, culture, and class on the transition to physician-attended childbirth. Catching Babies is the first study to examine the move to physician-attended birth within the context of a particular community. It focuses on four representative counties in Wisconsin to study both midwives and physicians within the context of their community.

Title

Catching babies.

Title

Catching babies.

Childbirth-- Wisconsin-- History-- 19th century.

Childbirth-- Wisconsin-- History-- 20th century.

Midwifery-- Wisconsin-- History.

Obstetrics-- Wisconsin-- History.

Professions-- Sociological aspects.

Delivery, Obstetric-- history.

History, Modern 1601-

Midwifery-- history.

Obstetrics-- history.

Wisconsin.

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Book number

Borst, Charlotte G.

Date of Transaction

20140214081337.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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