附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Artifacts and the Cultural Construction of Birth -- Stones and Stools: An Early History of Birth Chairs and the Practice of Delivery -- Curse or Cure? The Rise of Professional Medicine, the Redefinition of Birth, and the Move from Chair to Bed for Delivery -- Contest and Compromise: The Debate over the Philosophy of Birth, the Return of the Birth Chair, and the Struggle for Ownership -- Belief, Artifacts, and the Cultural Construction of Medicine -- App. Museums and Archives with Birth Chairs in Their Collections.
摘要:A study of how birthing methods have evolved and how key practices have returned.
