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Clarke Alison |
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Titolo |
Born to a changing world : childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand / / Alison Clarke |
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Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Childbirth - New Zealand - History - 19th century |
Childbirth - History - New Zealand |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Open Air and the Whare Kōhanga Māori Birth Ways; Giving birth outside or in the whare kōhanga; Assistance during the birth; After the birth - recovery and the removal of tapu; Lying In Pākehā Birth Ways; The early missionaries and childbirth; Colonial midwifery; 'Comfortable rooms' available; Doctors as birth attendants; The monthly nurse; Lying in; The roles of families and fathers; Doing it by the book; 'Destitute and Ailing' Giving Birth in Hospital; Hospitals and the spread of disease; The exceptions - Dunedin and Oamaru |
The Otago Benevolent Institution lying-in wardA 'very rare and dangerous operation'; A revolution to come; 'What Beautiful Children These Are!' Clothing the Baby; Preparing ahead; Dressing the 'little stranger'; The fashionable baby; Clothing for the poor; Changing styles in Māori baby clothing; From Wet Nursing to Condensed Milk Changes in Infant Feeding; Wet nursing; Hand feeding and infant mortality; The development of infant foods; The feeding bottle; Imbibing character along with milk; Christening, Churching and Circumcision The Religious Rituals of Childbirth |
The history and theology of Christian baptismEmergency baptism; Church christenings; Folk beliefs and the significance of christening robes; Private baptisms and parties; Godparents; Churching - restoring |
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purity and rendering thanks; Māori rituals - tohi and Christian baptism; The Jewish congregations; Choosing a name; 'The Angel of Death Was Waiting for Them' Maternal Illness and Death; Mortality rates in the context of nineteenth-century life; The effects of puerperal fever and other infectious illnesses; Death from haemorrhage or 'flooding'; Medical manslaughter; Midwives before the courts |
AbortionThe association between childbirth and mental illness; The impact of maternal death on families; 'She Has No Baby Now To Call Her Mother' Infant Death; Stillbirths; Premature and tiny babies; The significance of nutrition and infectious diseases; Accidental death; Infanticide and concealment of birth; The abandoned; Epilogue; APPENDIX: COURT CASES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; ENDNOTES; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; About the Author; Original Print Edition Cover; Copyright and Publisher Information |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Emerging from diaries, letters and memoirs, the 'voices' of this history tell of new life amidst a turbulent world. Tracing Maori and Pakeha experience, the narrative is centred on mothers, their babies and families: this is their history. |
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