Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights: Reformers & the Politics of Maternal Welfare, 1917-1940

by Robyn L. Rosen

In the early twentieth century, shifting attitudes and new public health standards brought an unprecedented interest in and effort to regulate issues affecting reproduction and maternity. Maternal and infant health, nutrition, and medical care came under scrutiny, as did the issue of birth control. While the prior gained public support, the latter remained controversial. Though some reformers saw birth control as an important part of maternal welfare,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814209203
• ISBN13: 9780814209202
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"