Birthing a Slave Motherhood and Medicine Antebellum South Marie Jenkins Schwartz

Birthing a Slave: Motherhood and Medicine in the Antebellum South by Marie Jenkins Schwartz provides a groundbreaking look at the intersection of medicine, gender, and slavery. Published by Harvard University Press, this scholarly work examines the reproductive lives of enslaved women and the complex relationships between physicians, slaveowners, and the enslaved. It offers a detailed history of obstetrics, gynecology, and motherhood within the American slave system, highlighting the struggles of black women to control their own bodies and health during the 19th century. This hardcover edition is a vital resource for students and scholars of American history, African American studies, and the history of medicine.