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Wendy Mitchinson - Giving Birth in Canada 1900-1950 - 9780802036315 - V9780802036315
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Giving Birth in Canada 1900-1950

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Description for Giving Birth in Canada 1900-1950 Hardback. A fascinating account of childbirth rituals in the first half of the twentieth century from the initial diagnosis of pregnancy,though childbirth ? who was present, and where it took place ? to the definition of what constituted a normal birth. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 810.

In Giving Birth in Canada, the first historical study of childbirth in Canada, Wendy Mitchinson has written a fascinating account of childbirth rituals in the first half of the twentieth century. Thorough and comprehensive, the work is based on a rich variety of sources, including medical textbooks, the medical periodical press, popular medical advice books, literature published in women's magazines, patient records, and interviews with women who gave birth and physicians who practiced during the period.

Mitchinson follows the birthing experience, from the initial diagnosis of pregnancy, through prenatal care, childbirth - who was present, and where it took ... Read more

While the book focuses on conventional medical practices, the author's survey of midwifery and Aboriginal birthing practices provides a counterpoint to the approach taken by western medicine and permits valuable discussion about the dynamics of gender and race as they relate to childbirth and, more broadly, to early twentieth-century Canada.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Gender and History
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802036315
SKU
V9780802036315
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Ref
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About Wendy Mitchinson
Wendy Mitchinson is a Canadian historian and a Distinguished Professor Emerita in University of Waterloo.

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