Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America 1750 to 1950 by Judith Walzer Leavitt

Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America 1750 to 1950

Judith Walzer Leavitt

304 pages 1986

3 editions

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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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. Judith Walzer Leavitt's study focuses on the traditional woman-centered home-birthing ...

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