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Deliver me from pain anesthesia and birth in America

Title
Deliver me from pain [electronic resource] : anesthesia and birth in America / Jacqueline H. Wolf.
Author
Wolf, Jacqueline H.
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 277 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Deliver me from pain (Online)
Alternative Title
Deliver me from pain (Online)
Subject
  • Anesthesia in obstetrics > United States > History
  • Childbirth > United States > History
  • Natural childbirth > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-265) and index.
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Contents
"Terrible torture" or "the nicest sensation I've ever had"? : conflicting perceptions of labor in U.S. history -- Ether and chloroform : the question of necessity, 1840s through 1890s -- Twilight sleep : the question of professional respect, 1890s through 1930s -- Developing the obstetric anesthesia arsenal : the question of safety, 1900 through 1960s -- Giving birth to the baby boomers : the question of convenience, 1940s through 1960s -- Natural childbirth and birth reform : the question of authority, 1950s through 1980s -- Epidural anesthesia and cesarean section : the question of choice, 1970s to the present.
LCCN
2008021274
OCLC
ssj0000607062
Author
Wolf, Jacqueline H.
Title
Deliver me from pain [electronic resource] : anesthesia and birth in America / Jacqueline H. Wolf.
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-265) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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