Born to a changing world : childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand / / Alison Clarke

• Autore: Clarke Alison
• Pubblicazione: Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.4
• Soggetto topico: Childbirth - New Zealand - History - 19th century; Childbirth - History - New Zealand
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Born to a changing world
• ISBN: 1-927327-23-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465793103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II