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A revolution in maternity care? Women and the maternity services, Oxfordshire c. 1948-1974

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Davis, Angela (2011) A revolution in maternity care? Women and the maternity services, Oxfordshire c. 1948-1974. Social History of Medicine, Vol.24 (No.2). pp. 389-406. doi:10.1093/shm/hkq092 ISSN 0951-631X.

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Abstract

This article examines how debates surrounding the practice and development of maternity care in England between 1948, when the National Health Service (NHS) came into existence, and 1974, when a reorganisation of the service saw the local Public Health Departments being abolished, determined the maternity care available to Oxfordshire women. Based on 92 oral-history interviews, the article considers the services on offer to women, and their experiences of this provision, with reference to the themes of antenatal care, child birth and postnatal care. The article demonstrates that there were important changes in maternity care during the years 1948-1974, although there were also some notable continuities. However, it also shows that time period is not the only significant variable. The locality in which a woman lived determined how she experienced the developments in maternity care that were occurring.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History > Centre for the History of Medicine
Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Maternal health services -- England -- Oxfordshire -- History -- 20th century, Prenatal care -- England -- Oxfordshire -- History -- 20th century, Childbirth -- England -- Oxfordshire -- History -- 20th century, Postnatal care -- England -- Oxfordshire -- History -- 20th century, Oral history -- England -- Oxfordshire -- History -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title: Social History of Medicine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0951-631X
Official Date: 2011
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DateEvent
2011Published
Volume: Vol.24
Number: No.2
Page Range: pp. 389-406
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkq092
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published

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