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African American midwifery in the South : dialogues of birth, race, and memory

Title
African American midwifery in the South : dialogues of birth, race, and memory / Gertrude Jacinta Fraser.
Author
Fraser, Gertrude Jacinta.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.

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x, 287 pages; 24 cm
Summary
In an important contribution to African American studies and anthropology, African American Midwifery in the South brings new voices to the discourse on the hidden world of midwives and birthing.
Subject
  • African American midwives > Virginia > History > 20th century
  • Midwifery > Virginia > History > 20th century
  • Childbirth > Virginia > History > 20th century
  • Midwifery > history > 20th Century
  • Labor, Obstetric > history > 20th Century
  • African Continental Ancestry Group > history > 20th Century
  • Virginia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
Contents
I. The Body Politic. 1. Introduction. 2. Midwives and the Body Politic. 3. Race and Regulation. 4. Race and Mortality -- II. Authoritative Knowledge. 5. Nurses and Midwives in the Classroom. 6. The Logic of Prenatal Care -- III. Memory and Experience. 7. On Silence and Memory. 8. Changed Bodies, Changed Communities. 9. The Social Context of Midwifery. 10. Pregnancy and Birthing. 11. The Postpartum. 12. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0674008529
  • 0067400852 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
97038661
OCLC
ocm37748509
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries