Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain by JESSICA COX


Authors
JESSICA COX
ISBN
9780750998574
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

The untold history of pregnancy and childbirth in Victorian Britain. During the nineteenth century, having children was frequently viewed as women's central function and destiny ? and yet the pregnant or postnatal body, as well as the birthing room, is almost entirely absent from public discourses and most written histories of the period. Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain corrects this omission by examining stories of pregnancy and motherhood across this period. Drawing on letters, diaries, newspapers, coroner's reports and hospital archives as well as medical advice, literature and art, Jessica Cox charts the maternal experiences of nineteenth-century women, exploring fertility, pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, maternal mortality, unwanted pregnancies, infant loss, breastfeeding, and postnatal bodies and minds. From the royal family to inhabitants of the workhouse, this fascinating history reveals what motherhood was truly like for the women of nineteenth-century Britain. AUTHOR: Jessica Cox is an academic in the Department of Arts and Humanities at Brunel University London, where she teaches and researches nineteenth-century literature and culture. She has authored books on Charlotte Brontė and Victorian and contemporary popular fiction. 12 colour illustrations
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