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 Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016] |
| Description | xviii, 302 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015049993 |
| ISBN | 9781469629391 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781469629407 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |