Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Childbirth: Changing Ideas and Practices in Britain and America, 1600 to the Present)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: March 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780815322344
Subjects: Anthropology; Cultural studies; Sociology - General; Obstetrics; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; Health/Fitness; Sociology; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Social Science / Sociology / General
First sentence: Even to physicians accustomed to witnessing great suffering and frequent death, puerperal fever was a particularly horrible disease.