Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence

Drawing on data from nineteenth- and early twentieth-century obstetric logs to better represent the experience of cesarean surgery for women of all classes and races, as well as interviews with obstetricians who have performed cesareans and women who have given birth by cesarean, Cesarean Section is the definitive history of the use of this surgical procedure and its effects on women's and children's health in the United States.

• | Author: Jacqueline H. Wolf
• | Publisher: JHUP
• | Publication Date: March 31, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 330 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1421438119
• | ISBN-13: 9781421438115