Caesarean birth : the work of François Rousset in Renaissance France : a new treatise on hysterotomotokie or Caesarien childbirth / translated from the original French by Ronald M. Cyr ; edited and with a commentary by Thomas F. Baskett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rousset, François, 1535?-1590?, author.

Contributor:

Cyr, Ronald M., translator.

Baskett, Thomas F., editor, writer of added commentary.

Standardized Title:

Traitté nouveau de l'hysterotomotokie, ou enfantement Caesarien. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cesarean section.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 130 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

François Rousset's sixteenth-century treatise was the first known text to promote the idea of caesarean birth. In its time, Rousset's book was translated into German and Latin, but until publication of this book there was no known English translation. The original text was highly controversial four centuries ago, and caesarean section - especially the rising rate of caesarean births, with one-quarter to one-third of women now delivered using this procedure in some countries - continues to be a source of controversy in both the medical and lay text. It therefore seems appropriate to revisit the origins of the ongoing debate. In addition to the translation, the book contains an introduction by the translator and a commentary by the editor, as well as reproductions of contemporary woodcuts and illustrations. Also included are appendices providing a brief summary of 16th century French history, and an insight into Rousset's patron and most notable patients.

Contents:

part 1. Definition of caesarean childbirth

part 2. Second proof : logic (reason)

part 3. Third justification : expert opinion

part 4. Examples documenting other worse dangers from similar operations that are not caesarean

part 5. Other more popular justifications

part 6. On the fertility that remains after caesarean section.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-89551-6

1-107-77740-2

1-107-77989-8

1-107-77892-1

1-107-78476-X

1-107-78510-3

1-107-78019-5

1-107-78464-6

1-107-78144-2

1-282-75972-8

9786612759727

1-906985-24-3

OCLC:

729020310