{"product_id":"babies-for-the-nation-denyse-baillargeon-9781554580583","title":"Babies for the Nation: The Medicalization of Motherhood in Quebec, 1910-1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e Described by some as a \"necropolis for babies,\" the province of Quebec in the early twentieth century recorded infant mortality rates, particularly among French-speaking Catholics, that were among the highest in the Western world. This \"bleeding of the nation\" gave birth to a vast movement for child welfare that paved the way for a medicalization of childbearing. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBabies for the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, basing her analysis on extensive documentary research and more than fifty interviews with mothers, Denyse Baillargeon sets out to understand how doctors were able to convince women to consult them, and why mothers chose to follow their advice. Her analysis considers the medical discourse of the time, the development of free services made available to mothers between 1910 and 1970, and how mothers used these services. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Showing the variety of social actors involved in this process (doctors, nurses, women's groups, members of the clergy, private enterprise, the state, and the mothers themselves), this study delineates the alliances and the conflicts that arose between them in a complex phenomenon that profoundly changed the nature of childbearing in Quebec. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eUn Québec en mal d'enfants: La médicalisation de la maternité 1910-1970 \u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Clio-Québec Prize, the Lionel Groulx-Yves-Saint-Germain Prize, and the Jean-Charles-Falardeau Prize. This translation by W. Donald Wilson brings this important book to a new readership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denyse Baillargeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554580587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554580583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.01w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2009 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 108","brand":"Denyse Baillargeon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445373907199,"sku":"9781554580583","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f41b83f8-c450-42ee-845e-7fdf83db36e3.jpg?v=1777218195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/babies-for-the-nation-denyse-baillargeon-9781554580583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}