Judith Walzer Leavitt is Professor of History of Medicine and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin. She is the author of The Healthiest City and editor of Women and Health in America and Sickness and Health in America.
"Certainly the most authoritative medical historical text on the
subject in America at this time."--W. R. Penman, M.D. and D. I.
Lansing, M.D., Obstetrics Society of Philadelphia
"In this groundbreaking study...Leavitt has given the history of
childbirth back to women. An elegant, sensitive, and fascinating
book!"--Regina Markell Morantz-Sanchez, University of California,
Los Angeles
"A superb book for anyone interested in birthing, obstetrics, or
even just the history of women in the United States."--Journal of
the American Medical Women's Association
"A strong and sensitive contribution to understanding the (supine)
position of today's childbearing woman."--Newsday
"An absorbing, richly-documented and well-argued explanation of how
childbirth moved from the home to the hospital....[Its] broad
conception, its balance, and its basic commitment to reconstituting
the voices of women make it a classic in women's history
writing."--The Women's Review of Books
"A book for men as well as women....Clearly written and
persuasively documented."--Carl N. Degler, The New Republic
"In this impressive history Judith Walzer Leavitt examines
centuries of childbirth experiences and analyzes how and why
changes occurred....There can be no question...about the importance
of this excellent study."--Isis
"A significant achievement....Certain to become a model for the new
medical history, and for feminist scholarship as well."--Medical
Humanities Review
"Like a good chocolate dessert, Brought to Bed is rich and
filling."--Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
"A masterful examination of the competing medical, social, and
intellectual forces that shaped modern obstetric practice....A
wonderful book that gives new direction to the history of women and
health."--Reviews in American History
"Certainly the most authoritative medical historical text on the
subject in America at this time."--W. R. Penman, M.D. and D. I.
Lansing, M.D., Obstetrics Society of Philadelphia
"In this groundbreaking study...Leavitt has given the history of
childbirth back to women. An elegant, sensitive, and fascinating
book!"--Regina Markell Morantz-Sanchez, University of California,
Los Angeles
"A superb book for anyone interested in birthing, obstetrics, or
even just the history of women in the United States."--Journal of
the American Medical Women's Association
"A strong and sensitive contribution to understanding the (supine)
position of today's childbearing woman."--Newsday
"An absorbing, richly-documented and well-argued explanation of how
childbirth moved from the home to the hospital....[Its] broad
conception, its balance, and its basic commitment to reconstituting
the voices of women make it a classic in women's history
writing."--The Women's Review of Books
"A book for men as well as women....Clearly written and
persuasively documented."--Carl N. Degler, The New Republic
"In this impressive history Judith Walzer Leavitt examines
centuries of childbirth experiences and analyzes how and why
changes occurred....There can be no question...about the importance
of this excellent study."--Isis
"A significant achievement....Certain to become a model for the new
medical history, and for feminist scholarship as well."--Medical
Humanities Review
"Like a good chocolate dessert, Brought to Bed is rich and
filling."--Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
"A masterful examination of the competing medical, social, and
intellectual forces that shaped modern obstetric practice....A
wonderful book that gives new direction to the history of women and
health."--Reviews in American History
"An exceptional book that broadens our understanding of the
significance of childbirth in the lives of women and deepens our
knowledge of how women have been active agents of
change."--American Historical Review
"In this impressive history Judith Walzer Leavitt examines two
centuries of childbirth experiences and analyzes how and why
changes occurred....There can be no question... about the
importance of this excellent study."--ISIS
"Brought to Bed is pleasantly readable, heavily annotated, and well
organized. One closes the book wondering where the last thirty
years' extreme interventionism fits into the grand scheme and what
the future holds for the pregnant woman and her physician, and
their mutual struggle for control of the process of labor and
delivery." --Journal of the History of Medicine
"This study is a major and most valuable addition to our
understanding of the complex factors which have affected
decision-making in obstetric care over the past two hundred years."
--Medical History
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