Hanson explores the different ways in which pregnancy has been constructed and interpreted in Britain over the last 250 years. Drawing on a wide range of source

This book reconstructs the history of conception, pregnancy and childbirth in Europe from antiquity to the 20th century, focusing on its most significant turnin

This book will explore the childbirth process through globally diverse perspectives in order to offer a broader context with which to think about birth. We will

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