Countless Blessings: A History of Childbirth and Reproduction in the Sahel

by Barbara M. Cooper

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How do women in Niger experience pregnancy and childbirth differently from women in the United States or Europe? Barbara M. Cooper sets out to understand childbirth in a country with the world's highest fertility rate and an alarmingly high rate of maternal and infant mortality. Cooper shows how the environment, slavery and abolition, French military rule, and the rapid expansion of Islam have all influenced childbirth and fertility in Niger from...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0253042003

ISBN13:9780253042002

Release Date:July 2019

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:362 Pages

Weight:1.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Social Science Social Sciences

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