Reproduction and its discontents in Mexico childbirth and contraception from 1750 to 1905 / Nora E. Jaffary.

Author/creator Jaffary, Nora E., 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Descriptionxviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction: midwifery, monstrosity, and motherhood -- Purity and productivity: perceiving virginity, conception, and pregnancy -- The evolution of virginity -- Conception and pregnancy -- The hidden history of contraception, abortion, and infanticide -- Contraception and abortion -- Infanticide -- Populating the Patria -- Monstrous births -- Obstetrics, gynecology, and birth -- Conclusion: change and constancy in Mexico's reproductive history -- Appendix I. Abortion cases, 1823-1884 -- Appendix II. Infanticide cases, 1823-1897.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015049993
ISBN9781469629391 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781469629407 (pbk : alk. paper)

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