Childbirth: The medicalization of obstetricsPhilip K. Wilson V.1. Midwifery theory and practice -- v.2. The medicalization of obstetrics -- v.3. Methods and folklore -- v.4. Reproductive science, genetics, and birth con trol -- v.5. Diseases of pregnancy and childbirth. |
Contents
A Historical View | 7 |
The Regulation of English Midwives in the Sixteenth | 21 |
The Regulation of English Midwives in the Eighteenth | 32 |
Smolletts Defence of Dr Smellie in The Critical Review | 43 |
When and Why Were Male Physicians Employed | 55 |
Her Future in the United States | 65 |
A Crisis | 96 |
A Conflict | 110 |
Paradigms of Women as Maternity | 209 |
The Structure of a Clinical | 234 |
The Technocratic Model of Birth | 247 |
The Study of the Infants Body and of the Pregnant Womb | 295 |
The History of the Obstetric Forceps | 311 |
The Prophylactic Forceps Operation | 320 |
A Criticism of Certain Tendencies in American Obstetrics | 331 |
An Application of | 353 |
A Plea for a ProMaternity Hospital | 137 |
Are We Satisfied with the Results of AnteNatal Care? | 147 |
Prenatal Care and Its Evolution in America | 157 |
The Uses of Expertise in DoctorPatient Encounters | 199 |
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