Tania McIntosh (UK University of Nottingham)

A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth

Key Themes in Maternity Care

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Produktbeschreibung

People are fascinated by stories of childbirth, and the sources to document maternity in Britain in the twentieth century are rich and varied. This book puts the history of maternity in England into its wider social context, highlighting areas of change and continuity, and charting the development of pregnancy and birth as it emerged from the shadows and became central to social debate.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9780415561631
• ISBN-10: 0415561639
• Artikelnr.: 34923438

Autorenporträt

Tania McIntosh is Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Nottingham, UK. Initially trained as an historian, Dr. McIntosh worked as a tutor in History at the University of Sheffield, until 2000 when she commenced midwifery training at the same university. Since then she has worked as a clinical midwife in Sheffield and at the City Hospital Nottingham. In 2009 she was one of the founders of De Partu, a national interdisciplinary research group for the history of midwifery and birth.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Historiography and Comparisons: Introduction
Historiography of Midwifery
The Sociological Context of Maternity History
The International Context
Conclusion 2. 1902-1914: Introduction
Informing Ideologies? Eugenics and Physical
Deterioration
Delivering maternity care in 1902
Birth and death
Conclusion 3. 1915-1939: Introduction
Maternal mortality
Changing patterns of care
A state maternity service?
Hospital birth
Midwives
Conclusion 4. 1940-1960: Introduction
The Golden Age of District Midwifery?
GPs and Maternity Care
Reports and Arguments
Providing Analgesia 5. 1961-1980: Introduction
Scientific Birth
The Place of Birth
What Did Women Want?
The Response of the Service
Conclusion 6. 1981-2002: Introduction
Demonstrating for Change
Changing Childbirth
Research and Education
Obstetrics Triumphant? Conclusion Appendix 1: Main Government Legislation Relevant to Maternity Care Appendix 2: National Reports Relevant to Maternity Care