Rickets, Race and Reproduction: Contracted Pelvis and the American Way of Birth - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Deborah Kuhn McGregor, Robert Kuhn McGregorPublish date:2024-02-01Pages:306
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476693712ISBN-10:1476693714UPC:9781476693712Book Category:Health & Fitness, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, United States, PediatricsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC5KBKZ9V8
This book outlines the history of rickets, a disease commonly associated with childhood, and studies its association with race and its long-reaching effects on childbirth. For centuries, the condition was poorly understood. For females, rickets could pose a double jeopardy: suffering in childhood and severe danger in adulthood when giving birth. The disease could result in a contracted pelvi...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476693712ISBN-10:1476693714UPC:9781476693712Book Category:Health & Fitness, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, United States, PediatricsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC5KBKZ9V8
The late Deborah Kuhn McGregor, professor emeritus, taught in the history and women's studies programs at the University of Illinois for 24 years. Robert Kuhn McGregor, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois-Springfield, taught environmental history, early American history, and the history of popular culture, including baseball. He lives in Spencerport, New York.
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