Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 131
... midwife she urges that the midwife attending in poor households accept as little as possible in the way of fee ( " for little may seem much to them " ) and give her services to those who can afford nothing . Her sense of the ethics and ...
... midwife she urges that the midwife attending in poor households accept as little as possible in the way of fee ( " for little may seem much to them " ) and give her services to those who can afford nothing . Her sense of the ethics and ...
Page 136
... midwife Edward Chapman , in his Essay for the Improvement of Midwifery in 1773. From then on , the forceps was available to all male - and to almost no female - practitioners of the obstetric art.28 6 With the public knowledge of the ...
... midwife Edward Chapman , in his Essay for the Improvement of Midwifery in 1773. From then on , the forceps was available to all male - and to almost no female - practitioners of the obstetric art.28 6 With the public knowledge of the ...
Page 142
... midwife and the male obstetrician . The midwife not only gave prenatal care and advice , but came to the woman at the beginning of her labor and stayed with her till after delivery . She gave not only physical as- sistance but ...
... midwife and the male obstetrician . The midwife not only gave prenatal care and advice , but came to the woman at the beginning of her labor and stayed with her till after delivery . She gave not only physical as- sistance but ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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