Childbirth
Subtitle: changing ideas and practices in Britain and America 1600 to the present
By: series editor Philip K. Wilson ; assistant editors, Ann Dally, Charles R. King.
Contributors: Wilson, Philip K., 1961-
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Childbirth -- United States -- History.; Childbirth -- Great Britain -- History.; Obstetrics -- United States -- History.; Obstetrics -- Great Britain -- History.; Obstetrics -- trends.; Midwifery -- trends.; Pregnancy Complications.; Reproduction Techniques.; Genetic Counseling.; Contraception.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: v. 1.  Midwifery theory and practice; value: v. 2. The medicalization of obstetrics; value: v. 3. Methods and folklore; value: v. 4. Reproductive science, genetics, and birth control; value: v. 5. Diseases of pregnancy and childbirth.