The American way of birth / Jessica Mitford.
Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, 1992.Description: p. cmISBN:- 0525935231
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- GT2465.U6 M58 1992
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"A William Abrahams book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A glance backward -- Fashions in childbirth -- The impoverished way -- Obstetricians -- Electronic fetal monitors and ultrasound -- Forceps -- Cesareans -- In search of midwives -- Grannies -- Certified nurse-midwives -- The farm -- The childbearing center of Morris Heights -- Midwives under the gun -- Money and politics.