African american midwifery in the south: dialogues of birth, race, and memory
Auteur :
Fraser, Gertrude Jacinta
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674008526
Date de publication :
30 nov. 1998
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
572 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Fraser shows how physicians, public health personnel, and state legislators, beginning at the turn of the century, mounted a campaign ostensibly to improve maternal and infant health, especially in rural areas. They brought traditional midwives under the control of a supervisory body, and eventually eliminated them.