Catching babies : the professionalization of childbirth, 1870-1920 /
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| Author / Creator: | Borst, Charlotte G. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xi, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2444538 |
| Summary: | Using the methodology of social science theory, particularly quantitative statistical analysis and historical demography, Borst (history, U. of Alabama) examines the effects of gender, culture, and class on the transition to physician-attended child birth. She focuses on four representative countie |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674102622 |
