A ship upon a stormy sea: The medicalization of pregnancy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1067-1076

  Barker, K K ^a  

^a LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

History of prenatal care; Medicalization; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031840729     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00155-5     Document Type: Article

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