Birth : the surprising history of how we are born / Tina Cassidy.
Birth : the surprising history of how we are born / Tina Cassidy.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
T0361576
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Evolution and the female body -- 2. Midwives throughout time -- 3. The hut, the home, and the hospital -- 4. Pain relief -- 5. The Cesarean section -- 6. The dawn of doctors -- 7. Tools and fads -- 8. A father's place -- 9. The postpartum period.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Starting with a lively, personal introduction in which Tina Cassidy describes her grandmother's, her mother's, and her own experiences of giving birth, readers are taken on an astounding journey into the history of childbirth. From evolution to the epidural and beyond, Tina Cassidy presents an intelligent, enlightening, and impeccably researched c...
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Birth : the surprising history of how we are born / Tina Cassidy.
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Notes
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Includes index.
Bibliography : p. 285-299.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from HEALTH/ N618.2/ 83.
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T0361576
Record Identifier
74VKKWK00BGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKWK00BGO
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ISBN
0871139383
9780871139382
DDC
618.2
MMS ID
991021902279702626
