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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. If you're a childbirth advocate, you will enjoy reading this book. Even for those who are not childbirth advocates,the woman's history and illustrations from period magazine clippings were very fascinating. (  )edubirth | Apr 14, 2009 |   I enjoyed this book, but I read it 2 years ago, and I cannot remember it very well. So, I don't know what that says about the novel, but honestly, I know it was interesting when I was reading it! (  )scd87 | Apr 14, 2009 | This was a fascinating look into maternal medicine in the early 1900's. The juxtaposition of traditional care (midwives) with the emergence of a male-dominated care model was fascinating and well illustrated in the interactions between the characters. One of the things I loved best about the book though was the female bonding. (  )refashionista | Mar 17, 2009 | amira | Mar 11, 2009 | I enjoyed this story and the characters in it. It was an interesting look at how women were treated in the 1910-20's. Far cry from today's society. Was also nice to read a book set in a Canadian city with reference to places I've actually been to. While I liked the main character and her tenacity, I would have liked to see her do more. (  )tinkerbellkk | Feb 9, 2009 | 0.179 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0061135879, Paperback)An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. In a clash between tradition and science, Dora finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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