Midwives
The trial of a midwife in 1980s Vermont. Sybil Danforth, with several hundred deliveries to her name, claims the mother was dead when she opened her to save the baby. The prosecution claims the mother was alive and the operation was illegal. The story is narrated by Sybil's daughter, portraying the trial as another round in the persecution of midwives by the New England medical profession.
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- Full title :Midwives / by Chris Bohjalian.
Summary
The trial of a midwife in 1980s Vermont. Sybil Danforth, with several hundred deliveries to her name, claims the mother was dead when she opened her to save the baby. The prosecution claims the mother was alive and the operation was illegal. The story is narrated by Sybil's daughter, portraying the trial as another round in the persecution of midwives by the New England medical profession.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1998.
- Edition:1st Vintage contemporaries ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1998.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harmony Bks., 1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:374 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0679771468, 9780679771463, 0375706771, 9780375706776
- oclc:ocn441835802
- LC Classification:PS3552.O495
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