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Reassessing the Role of Men in Pregnancy and Childbirth in Ulster, 1780–1838

Bibliographic Data

ID6080241
AuthorsLaura Calvert (0000-0002-4822-376X, University of Ulster, corresponding author), Leanne Calvert
Year2017
Volume42
Issue1
Pages22-36
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0363199016681611
OpenAlexW2567060344
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

Childbirth is generally viewed as a female activity, which had little participation from men. Drawing largely on the papers of the Crawford family, this article offers an alternative to the traditional picture of childbirth. It argues that men (as husbands, brothers, and fathers) were not only interested in pregnancy and childbirth, but that they also played an active role in these events. It also explores the roles played by men in domestic medicine and argues that the gendered boundaries of the family were not as fixed as they appear

Childbirth · Pregnancy · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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