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Birthing the west : mothers and midwives in the Rockies and Plains /

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"Birthing the West: Mothers and Midwives in the Rockies and Plains shows how women and mothers constructed citizens, and how public health entities usurped that role, with varied long-term impacts on women, men, families, community, and American identity"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, Jennifer J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Midwives > West (U.S.) > History.
Motherhood > West (U.S.) > History.
Pregnant women > Health and hygiene > West (U.S.) > History.
Pregnancy > West (U.S.) > History.
Childbirth > West (U.S.) > History.
Midwifery > history.
Pregnant Women.
Pregnancy.
Parturition.
Northwestern United States.
Midwestern United States.
History, 19th Century.
History, 20th Century.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"Birthing the West: Mothers and Midwives in the Rockies and Plains shows how women and mothers constructed citizens, and how public health entities usurped that role, with varied long-term impacts on women, men, families, community, and American identity"--
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographcal references and index.
ISBN:9781496231086
1496231082