The Empty Cradle : Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present Paperback / softback
by Margaret (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) Marsh, Wanda Ronner
Part of the The Henry E. Sigerist Series in the History of Medicine series
Paperback / softback
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In The Empty Cradle, Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner delve into the origins of the many misconceptions surrounding infertility as they explore how medical and cultural beliefs emerged throughout its controversial history.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources-including intimate diaries and letters, patient records, memoirs, medical literature, and popular magazines- The Empty Cradle investigates the social, cultural, scientific, and medical dimensions of infertility over the past three hundred years. Marsh and Ronner explore reactions-among both physicians and husbands-to the emerging scientific evidence that infertility was a condition for which men and women bear equal responsibility.
The book concludes that infertility is still a subject affected by myth and misunderstanding.
A lively and compelling history of a complex medical and cultural phenomenon, The Empty Cradle brings a valuable perspective to current debates about how we should think about and address the experience of infertility in our own time.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages, 38 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:12/07/1999
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- ISBN:9780801861765
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages, 38 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:12/07/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801861765