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The subject of medicalisation of childbirth in colonial India has so far been identified with three major themes: the attempt to reform or 'sanitise' the site of birthing practices, establishing lying-in hospitals and replacing traditional birth attendants with trained midwives and qualified female doctors.This book, part of the series The Social History of Health and

Title : Colonial Modernities: Midwifery in Bengal, C.1860-1947
Author : Ambalika Guha
Language : en
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