Cesarean section : an American history of risk, technology, and consequence /

Wolf, Jacqueline H.,

Cesarean section : an American history of risk, technology, and consequence / Jacqueline H. Wolf. - Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

The epitome of risk : cesarean sections in the nineteenth century -- Still too risky? 1900-1930s -- Risk or remedy? 1930s-1970 -- Assessing risk, 1950s-1970s -- Inflating risk, 1960s-1980s -- Operating in a culture of risk : a fraught environment for obstetricians -- Giving birth in a culture of risk : consequences for mothers.



9781421425535


Cesarean section--History.
Risk assessment.
Cesarean Section--history
History, 20th Century
History, 19th Century
Risk Assessment


Electronic Books.

RG761 / .C473 2018