Deliver me from pain : anesthesia and birth in America / Jacqueline H. Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Jacqueline H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesia in obstetrics--United States--History.

Anesthesia in obstetrics.

Childbirth--United States--History.

Childbirth.

Natural childbirth--United States--History.

Natural childbirth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions.

Contents:

"Terrible torture" or "the nicest sensation I've ever had"? : conflicting perceptions of labor in U.S. history

Ether and chloroform : the question of necessity, 1840s through 1890s

Twilight sleep : the question of professional respect, 1890s through 1930s

Developing the obstetric anesthesia arsenal : the question of safety, 1900 through 1960s

Giving birth to the baby boomers : the question of convenience, 1940s through 1960s

Natural childbirth and birth reform : the question of authority, 1950s through 1980s

Epidural anesthesia and cesarean section : the question of choice, 1970s to the present.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-265) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-0323-4

OCLC:

859679022