Motherhood in the Old South
Subtitle: pregnancy, childbirth, and infant rearing
By: Sally G. McMillen.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Pregnancy -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.; Childbirth -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.; Upper class -- Health and Hygiene -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.; Motherhood -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Description: A history of childbearing and rearing in the lives of women in the Old South. Drawn from diaries and personal letters, medical journals, and physicians' reports and census data predating the Civil War, the author presents an account of the reproductive experiences of Southern women. Her chief focus is the health and medical concerns of privileged Southern women from 1800 through 1860.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [221]-232.
Includes index.