Not of Woman Born: Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture

by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

Book Overview

'Vividly tracing the evolution of Caesarean birth from the early 1300s (when the operation was performed almost exclusively by midwives) through the Renaissance period (when midwives were considered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801499747
• ISBN13: 9780801499746
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"