Pain, Pleasure, and American Childbirth: From the Twilight Sleep to the Read Method, 1914-1960
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Pain, Pleasure, and American Childbirth: From the Twilight Sleep to the Read Method, 1914-1960
By (Author) Margarete J. Sandelowski
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
8th June 1984
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
618.45
Physical Properties
Hardback
174
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
284g
Reviews
This scholarly work results from a study of childbirth in the United States between 1914 and 1960, for which the author has consulted a plethora of both popular and technical sources. For a medical text, it is very readable, as it traces women's shifting attitudes toward control over birth processes, alleviation of pain, and pursuit of pleasure from participation in the birth of their children. ... An excellent history, copiously documented; highly recommended for university as well as medical libraries.-Library Journal
"This scholarly work results from a study of childbirth in the United States between 1914 and 1960, for which the author has consulted a plethora of both popular and technical sources. For a medical text, it is very readable, as it traces women's shifting attitudes toward control over birth processes, alleviation of pain, and pursuit of pleasure from participation in the birth of their children. ... An excellent history, copiously documented; highly recommended for university as well as medical libraries."-Library Journal
