Mother and child : maternity and child welfare in Dublin, 1922-60 / Lindsey Earner-Byrne.
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TextPublication details: Manchester : Manchester Univ Press, 2007.Description: x, 245 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780719074745 :
- 9780719074745
- Motherhood -- Government policy -- Ireland
- Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 20th century
- Mother and child -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Religious aspects
- Mother and child -- Health and hygiene -- Ireland -- Dublin
- Mother and child -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 20th century
- Child welfare -- Ireland
- European history
- Child Welfare -- Ireland
- Maternal Welfare -- Ireland
- History, 20th Century -- Ireland
- 362.709415 EAR
- HQ759 .E27 2007
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 362.709415 EAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 129788 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Maternity and child welfare pre-Independence--Maternity and child welfare: setting the agenda, 1922-39--The Dublin mother: maternal welfare and child health, 1920-40--The emergency: the war, the poor, the Church and the state, 1939-45--Cracks in the cordial collaboration: political reality and the religious principle, 1945-56--Maternity on the ground: the Dublin experiment, 1945-56--Illegitimate motherhood, 1922-60.
Irish women, as actual or potential mothers, were frequently the direct or indirect targets of much debate and welfare legislation during the first half of the twentieth century. This book provides an analysis of maternity policy and provision in Dublin. It also places maternity and child welfare in the context of twentieth century Irish history.