Babies for the nation :: the medicalization of motherhood in Quebec, 1910-1970 /

Described by some as a "necropolis for babies," the province of Quebec in the early twentieth century recorded infant mortality rates, particularly among French-speaking Catholics, that were among the highest in the Western world. This "bleeding of the nation" gave birth to a vas...

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1. Verfasser: Baillargeon, Denyse, 1954-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in childhood and family in Canada.
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Zusammenfassung:Described by some as a "necropolis for babies," the province of Quebec in the early twentieth century recorded infant mortality rates, particularly among French-speaking Catholics, that were among the highest in the Western world. This "bleeding of the nation" gave birth to a vast movement for child welfare that paved the way for a medicalization of childbearing. In Babies for the Nation, basing her analysis on extensive documentary research and more than fifty interviews with mothers, Denyse Baillargeon sets out to understand how doctors were able to convince women to consult them, and why.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781554582723
1554582725

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