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Describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. This work also describes and critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing on how, why, and when the process of childbirth became a sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event.

The Control of Childbirth Mothers Versus Medicine

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A Paperback by Phyllis L. Brodsky, Mary Ann Shah

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 3/14/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786433629, 978-0786433629
    ISBN10: 0786433620
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    Gynaecology and obstetrics History of medicine Gender studies: women and girls

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. This work also describes and critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing on how, why, and when the process of childbirth became a sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event.

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