A History of Childbirth in America
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audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
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History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Aug 16, 2021
Episode Duration |
01:08:51
Birth Series #3 of 4. Childbirth is such a routine part of life that in some ways it can become invisible, especially historically. History, people often assume, is made up of major events, political elections, wars, etc. – not routine biological processes. But for something so invisible, it has made up a significant portion of the lives of women across time. Through American history, birthing women have advocated for the right to shape their own birth experiences, whether through home births surrounded by female kin or hospital births under twilight sleep. And the choices our foremothers made aren’t always the ones we might guess. Today, we present a history of childbirth in America. Bibliography Leavitt, Judith Walzer. Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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