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Childbirth - History

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    Awake and aware : participating in childbirth through psychoprophylaxis / Irwin Chabon, M.D ; introduction by Heinz L. Luschinsky, M.D.

    | Chabon, Irwin | Date: [1966]
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    "Never forget her sex" : medicalizing chilbirth in Manitoba, 1880s to 1920s / by Tamara Lee-Ann Miller.

    | Miller, Tamara Lee-Ann. | Date: 2001
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    Royal confinements / Jack Dewhurst.

    | Christopher John Dewhurst | Date: [1980]
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    Giving birth in Canada, 1900-1950 / Wendy Mitchinson.

    | Wendy Mitchinson | Date: [2002]
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    The farmer and the obstetrician / Michel Odent.

    | Michel Odent | Date: 2002
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Obstetrics
Reproductive History
United States
History, 20th Century
Parturition
Midwifery
Child Rearing
Ancient
Maternal Health Services
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