The Science of Birth: Visions of the Female Body in the Making of Scientific Obstetrics in the 19th Century

This article deals with the production of specialized knowledge about the female body between the 19th and 20th centuries. Its main goal is to analyze the production of images displayed in obstetrics treatises and manuals published in Europe and used by Brazilian medical students and doctors. It...

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Main Author: Ana Paula Vosne Martins
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2005-01-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/8382