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- Motherhood in America: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily
Today, as throughout history, motherhood is a barometer of America’s cultural and political ideas about women, mothers, and families The research and scholarship featured here shows how cultural shifts alter the conditions under which American mothers perform their work
- Childbirth and Breastfeeding in 20th-Century America
By the early 20th century, the experiences of women changed in relation to sweeping historical shifts in immigration, urbanization, and industrialization, and so too did their abilities and interests in breastfeeding
- The evolution of professional obstetric nursing in the United States . . .
To trace the evolution of professional maternal-newborn obstetric nursing since its inception, identify factors which may have influenced this evolution, and consider how this knowledge can inform current issues and challenges in caring for childbearing families
- Changes in childbirth in the United States: 1750–1950
For most of American history, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and post-partum have been dangerous periods for mother and child However, starting slowly in the late 18 th century and accelerating into the late 19 th century, labor and delivery radically changed
- Childbirth - History of Medicine - Library Guides at UChicago
This book uses personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants to show how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present
- History and Culture of Birth in the U. S.
This presentation is a general overview of birth in the U S It does not comprehensively cover the history or impacts of racism on the professions of midwifery and obstetrics
- Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950 - Google Books
Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present
- American Women: A Guide to Womens History Resources at the Library of . . .
The Library's unique and diverse collections are rich with resources for the study of women's history This research guide gathers together a collection of topical guides and essays that tell the stories of women in America
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