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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):
- Pregnant women--Health and hygiene--West (U.S.)--History.
- Pregnant women.
- Pregnancy--West (U.S.)--History.
- Pregnancy.
- Motherhood--West (U.S.)--History.
- Motherhood.
- Midwives--West (U.S.)--History.
- Midwives.
- Childbirth--West (U.S.)--History.
- Childbirth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Birthing the West: Mothers and Midwives in the Rockies and Plains shows how women and mothers constructed citizens, and how public health entities usurped that role, with varied long-term impacts on women, men, families, community, and American identity"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Birth in the big open
- The expertise of women
- Midwives among us
- The practice of birth
- Death in the West
- Birth goes public
- Maternity homes and motherhood
- Conclusion: What we lost.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-267) and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hill, Jennifer J. Birthing the West
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-3108-2
- OCLC:
- 1290479025
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