The Politics of Maternity Care: Services for Childbearing Women in Twentieth Century Britain

by Jo Garcia (Editor), Robert Kilpatrick (Editor), Martin Richards (Editor)

This concise volume examines the maternity care of British women, in both historical and social contexts. It includes authoritative information on such issues as the mother's control over childbirth, the changing role of the father, the development of midwifery, and the relationship between
doctors and midwives.

354 pages, Hardcover

First published February 22, 1990