Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950

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

About the author

Wendy Mitchinson is a Canadian historian and a Distinguished Professor Emerita in University of Waterloo.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Mitchinson
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2002
• EAN: 9780802036315
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-3631-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 238 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 798 g
• Series: Studies in Gender History; Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories