Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950

Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-13 : 0802084710
ISBN-10 : 9780802084712
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Download or read book Giving Birth in Canada, 1900-1950 written by Wendy Mitchinson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of childbirth rituals in the first half of the twentieth century from the initial diagnosis of pregnancy, though childbirth - who was present, and where it took place - to the definition of what constituted a normal birth.


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