Make room for daddy : the journey from waiting room to birthing room /

Make room for daddy : the journey from waiting room to birthing room /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Leavitt, Judith Walzer.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.
Description:	xi, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Childbirth -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Fatherhood -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Labor, Obstetric -- history -- United States. Father-Child Relations -- United States. Fathers -- psychology -- United States. History, 20th Century -- United States. Infant, Newborn -- United States. Parturition -- United States. Childbirth. Fatherhood. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7733628

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ISBN:	9780807832554 (cloth : alk. paper) 0807832553 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-365) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction Men Matter
1. Alone Among Strangers: The Medicalization of Childbirth
2. Keeping Vigil: Fathers in Waiting Rooms
3. The Best Backrubber: Fathers Move into Labor Rooms
4. He Wants to Know: Prenatal Education for Fathers
5. Peaceful and Confident: Mothers and Fathers in Labor Rooms
6. Side by Side: Men move into Delivery Rooms
7. We Did it: Together in Delivery and Birthing Rooms
Epilogue Expectant Fathers' Expectations
A Note on Sources
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index