Article ID: CBB854615589

Maternal Mortality, Dublin, 1864–1902 (2018)

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Using civil registration as a prism this article examines the complicated interface between the authorities, medical professionals, women in childbirth and the aftermath of delivery. It argues that Irish maternal mortality was underestimated and provides a number of arguments in relation to the complex socio-medical environment to explain why. Our research shows how a combination of cavalier attitudes towards cause of death classification and liberal interpretations of William Farr’s Statistical Nosology, served to obscure the true extent of maternal mortality in Dublin City from 1864 to 1902. By offering a microhistory of maternal mortality reporting and registration this article problematises the merits of using civil registration data as a resource for the social history of medicine.

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Authors & Contributors
Nuttall, Alison
Arena, Francesca
Wallace, Ciaran
Galofré-Vilà, Gregori
Nguyen, Thuy Linh
O'Sullivan, Tanya
Concepts
Childbirth
Maternal health services
Medicine
Mothers and children
Women and health
Health care
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
18th century
Places
United States
Dublin (Ireland)
Edinburgh
England
Nigeria
Barcelona (Spain)
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