Born to a changing world : childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand / / Alison Clarke |
Autore | Clarke Alison |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 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. |
ISBN | 1-927327-23-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465793103321 |
Clarke Alison | ||
Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Born to a changing world : childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand / / Alison Clarke |
Autore | Clarke Alison |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 618.20993 |
Soggetto topico |
Childbirth - New Zealand - History - 19th century
Childbirth - History - New Zealand Infants - Care - New Zealand - History - 19th century Whānau (Wāhine) |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Pēpē
Whānau (Wāhine) |
ISBN | 1-927327-23-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Open air and the Whare Kōhanga: Māori birth ways -- 2. Lying in: Pākehā birth ways -- 3. 'Destitute and ailing': giving birth in hospital -- 4. 'What beautiful children these are!': clothing the baby -- 5. From wet nursing to condensed milk: changes in infant feeding -- 6. Christening, churching and circumcision: the religious rituals of childbirth -- 7. 'The angel of death was waiting for them': maternal illness and death -- 8. 'She has no baby now to call her mother' : infant death -- Appendix: Court cases. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786813503321 |
Clarke Alison | ||
Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Born to a changing world : childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand / / Alison Clarke |
Autore | Clarke Alison |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina | 618.20993 |
Soggetto topico |
Childbirth - New Zealand - History - 19th century
Childbirth - History - New Zealand Infants - Care - New Zealand - History - 19th century Whānau (Wāhine) |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Pēpē
Whānau (Wāhine) |
ISBN | 1-927327-23-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Open air and the Whare Kōhanga: Māori birth ways -- 2. Lying in: Pākehā birth ways -- 3. 'Destitute and ailing': giving birth in hospital -- 4. 'What beautiful children these are!': clothing the baby -- 5. From wet nursing to condensed milk: changes in infant feeding -- 6. Christening, churching and circumcision: the religious rituals of childbirth -- 7. 'The angel of death was waiting for them': maternal illness and death -- 8. 'She has no baby now to call her mother' : infant death -- Appendix: Court cases. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817870403321 |
Clarke Alison | ||
Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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