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

Authors

  • Ana Paula Vosne Martins Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2005000300011

Abstract

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 seeks to understand the realism of the medical-scientific images of the female body as a means of expression of a new relationship between doctors and women, resulting from the investigation methods used in anatomy-pathology laboratories and in the clinical examination of pregnant women.

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Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

Martins, A. P. V. (2005). The Science of Birth: Visions of the Female Body in the Making of Scientific Obstetrics in the 19th Century. Revista Estudos Feministas, 13(3), 645. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2005000300011

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2005)

Section

Thematic Section

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