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