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Summary:

Birthing the West shows how mothers and midwives created an informal but dynamic healthcare system in the Rockies and Plains between 1860 and 1940. Over time, public health entities usurped their power, with lasting impacts for women, families, and American identity.

Table of Contents:

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Birth in the Big Open
• 2. The Expertise of Women
• 3. Midwives among Us
• 4. The Practice of Birth
• 5. Death in the West
• 6. Birth Goes Public
• 7. Maternity Homes and Motherhood
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index

Author/Creator:

Hill, Jennifer J. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Birthing the West: mothers and midwives in the Rockies and Plains [by Hill, J.J.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Birthing the West [by Hill, J.J.] (Lincoln : Bison Books,c2022 — ISBN 9781496226853)

Subjects:

Childbirth — West (U.S.) — History

Pregnancy — West (U.S.) — History

Pregnant women — Health and hygiene — West (U.S.) — History

Motherhood — West (U.S.) — History

Midwives — West (U.S.) — History

General Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 28, 2022).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

RG652 .H55 2022eb

ISBNs:

9781496231086 (electronic book)
1496231082 (electronic book)

OCLC Numbers:

1290479025

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6828096 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302645764