Women and Children First (Routledge Revivals)

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Women and Children First (Routledge Revivals) is written by Valerie Fildes and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1135050155 (ISBN 10) and 9781135050153 (ISBN 13).

First published in 1992, this book explores the efforts to counteract the high maternal and infant death rates present between the end of the nineteenth century and the Second World War. It looks at the problem in five different continents and shows the varying approaches used by the governments, institutions and individuals in those countries. Contributors display how policy and practice have been shaped by the structure of maternity services, nationalism, the conflict of colonization and cultural factors. In doing so, they illustrate how welfare policy and funding were moulded throughout the world in the times considered.