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Birthing the West : mothers and midwives in the Rockies and Plains / Jennifer J. Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Jennifer J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Childbirth--West (U.S.)--History.
- Childbirth.
- Pregnancy--West (U.S.)--History.
- Pregnancy.
- Pregnant women--Health and hygiene--West (U.S.)--History.
- Pregnant women.
- Motherhood--West (U.S.)--History.
- Motherhood.
- Midwives--West (U.S.)--History.
- Midwives.
- History.
- Pregnant women--Health and hygiene.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Birth in the Big Open
- 2. The Expertise of Women
- 3. Midwives among Us
- 4. The Practice of Birth
- 5. Death in the West
- 6. Birth Goes Public
- 7. Maternity Homes and Motherhood
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 28, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hill, Jennifer J. Birthing the West
- ISBN:
- 9781496231086
- 1496231082
- Publisher Number:
- 40030936528
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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