Reading Birth and Death A History of Obstetric Thinking

Name: Reading Birth and Death A History of Obstetric Thinking
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ISBN: 9780253212580

ISBN-10: 0253212588

ISBN-13: 9780253212580

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jo Murphy-Lawless

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Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jo Murphy-Lawless teaches women's studies at the Centre for Women's Studies, at Trinity College, Dublin.



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Women, Power and Obstetric Rationality



Obstetric Pairings and Knowledge Formation



Body, Power, Death: The Problem of Puerperal Fever



Calculating Life and Death: The Risk-Death Pairing



The Production of Norms in Labour: Active Management



Reading Birth and Death


Notes and References


Bibliography


Index