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Birth Politics: Colonial Power, Medical Pluralism, and Maternity in Nigeria

Contributor(s): Williams, Ogechukwu Ezekwem (Author)

ISBN: 9781421452760

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Pub Date: August 22, 2025

Dewey: 362.19820966

LCCN: 2025001358

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.62" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.82 lbs) 272 pages

Series: Global Studies in Medicine, Science, Race, and Colonialism

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Description: "This book examines the political, religious, and cultural dynamics of childbirth in Nigeria, focusing on how traditional midwives, biomedical maternities, faith-based birthing homes, and international organizations shaped its reproductive landscape"--

Brief description: Ogechukwu E. Williams is an associate professor in the department of history at the University at Buffalo. She is the coeditor of Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War.

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