on 17/5/06 22:54, Nicole Carver at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi all,
> Does anyone have some good references about the origins of antenatal care,
> in particular, what its aims were and what brought it about?
> Thank you,
> Nicole Carver,
> Bendigo,
> Australia.
Nicole, there is an interesting paper by K. Barker (1998) documenting the
emergence of prenatal care in the USA, in the context of the medicalisation
of pregnancy.
The reference is:
Barker, K 'A ship on a stormy sea: the medicalisation of pregnancy' Social
Science and Medicine, Vol 47, no 8 pp1067-1076, 1998
Regards
Deborah Caine
Norfolk, England
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