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"Leaving your dignity at the door" maternity in Wellington 1950-1970

Abstract:

This descriptive historical research traces the sociopolitical changes in New Zealand maternity from 1900 to 1970 to create a backdrop against which the place of women in society, the hospitals, the workforce, maternity practices and the childbearing process are illuminated using the insights of women and midwives who experienced them.

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history of midwifery, maternity hospitals, medicalisation of childbirth