The Medicalization Of Obstetrics

Download or read book The Medicalization of Obstetrics written by Philip K. Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Childbirth: Changing Ideas and Practices is intended to pro-vide readers with key primary sources and exemplary historio-graphical approaches through which they can more fully appreciate a variety of themes in British and American childbirth, mid-wifery, and obstetrics. The articles in this series are designed to serve as a resource for students and teachers in fields including history, women’s studies, human biology, sociology, and anthropology. They will also meet the socio-historical educational needs of pre-medical and nursing students and aid pre-professional, allied health, and midwifery instructors in their lesson preparations.