{"product_id":"birth-and-the-irish-salvador-ryan-9781913934613","title":"Birth and the Irish: A Miscellany","description":"Following the success of \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Irish: a Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eMarriage and the Irish: a Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), this third volume in the series \u003ci\u003eBirth, Marriage and Death among the Irish\u003c\/i\u003e explores the experiences of birth in Ireland, and among the Irish abroad, from the seventh century to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn almost seventy short articles, scholars and practitioners from a range of academic disciplines and professions including anthropology, Celtic studies, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, medicine, obstetrics, pastoral care, and theology, reflect on pregnancy, birthing, and the early period after birth over almost 1,500 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics covered include shameful birth in early Irish religious communities; pregnant behind bars in medieval Ireland; preventing and coping with unwanted pregnancies in nineteenth-century Ireland; mother and baby homes, foreign adoption in Ireland; LGBTQ surrogacy; and birth customers among the Traveling Community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology will serve as an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the social, cultural, religious, and legal history of pregnancy and birth in Ireland and among the Irish from the earliest times to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salvador Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913934616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913934613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Salvador Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981646758143,"sku":"9781913934613","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8515fa98-bd0b-48f9-af72-2a754d7d2e4f.jpg?v=1683256743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birth-and-the-irish-salvador-ryan-9781913934613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}