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Birthing a slave : motherhood and medicine in the antebellum South /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartz, Marie Jenkins, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Childbirth > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Obstetrics > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Gynecology > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Motherhood > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Reproductive health > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Women slaves > Health and hygiene > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Women slaves > Medical care > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African American women > Health and hygiene > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African American women > Medical care > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Medicine > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Description
Physical Description:ix, 401 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-390) and index.
ISBN:0674022025 (alk. paper)