Catching babies : the professionalization of childbirth, 1870-1920 /

Catching babies : the professionalization of childbirth, 1870-1920 /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Borst, Charlotte G.
Imprint:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995.
Description:	xi, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Childbirth -- Wisconsin -- History -- 19th century. Childbirth -- Wisconsin -- History -- 20th century. Midwives -- Wisconsin -- History. Obstetrics -- Wisconsin -- History. Professions -- Sociological aspects. Childbirth. Midwifery. Obstetrics. Professions -- Sociological aspects. Wisconsin. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2444538

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	0674102622
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-250) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Midwives, Physicians, and Professionalism
1. Training Midwives
2. A Married Woman's Occupation
3. Neighbor Women in the Country
4. Midwife Entrepreneurs in the City
5. Educating Physicians
6. Country Doctors Replace Midwives
7. Specializing Obstetrics
Conclusion: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Meanings of Professionalism.