What a Blessing She Had Chloroform
| Author | : Donald Caton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300075979 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300075977 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (977 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What a Blessing She Had Chloroform by : Donald Caton
Download or read book What a Blessing She Had Chloroform written by Donald Caton and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes in fascinating detail the history of the use of anesthesia in childbirth and in so doing offers a unique perspective on the interaction between medical science and social values. Dr. Donald Caton traces the responses of physicians and their patients to the pain of childbirth from the popularization of anesthesia to the natural childbirth movement and beyond. He finds that physicians discovered what could be done to manage pain, and patients decided what would be done.
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