By the mid-20th century, two things appeared destined for extinction in the US: the practice of home birth & the profession of midwifery. In 1940, close to half of all US births took place in the hospital, & the trend was increasing. By 1970, the percentage of hospital births reached an all-...

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1. Verfasser:	Kline, Wendy 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Oxford University Press 2019
Schriftenreihe:	Oxford scholarship online
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1950-1980 Midwifery / United States / History Midwives / United States Childbirth / United States Hausgeburt Klinikgeburt Hebamme USA
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	By the mid-20th century, two things appeared destined for extinction in the US: the practice of home birth & the profession of midwifery. In 1940, close to half of all US births took place in the hospital, & the trend was increasing. By 1970, the percentage of hospital births reached an all-time high, & the obstetrician, rather than the midwife, assumed nearly complete control over what had become a medicalized procedure. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, an explosion of new altrnative organizations, publications, & conferences cropped up, showing a very different demographic trend; by 1977, the percentage of out-of-hospital births had more than doubled. Drawing on archival materials & interviews with midwives, doctors, & home birth consumers, 'Coming Home' analyzes the ideas & values that led to this quiet revolution, & its long-term consequences for our understanding of birth, medicine, & culture
Beschreibung:	Previously issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:	9780190232542
DOI:	10.1093/oso/9780190232511.001.0001