Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires

Being born and dying in traditional societies were essentially domestic phenomena, but especially birth occurred in a home. It was not uncommon, then, for childbirth to take place in the midst of aseptic conditions and primary knowledge that favored many times, tragic outcomes. Thus childbirth was o...

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Main Author: M. Pablo Cowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2020-12-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/82727
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description Being born and dying in traditional societies were essentially domestic phenomena, but especially birth occurred in a home. It was not uncommon, then, for childbirth to take place in the midst of aseptic conditions and primary knowledge that favored many times, tragic outcomes. Thus childbirth was one of the most feared moments in the lives of women. We will analyze a document that focuses its attention on failed pregnancies and deliveries: a Royal Order of 1804 issued during the reign of Carlos IV of Spain, specifying how to perform a caesarean section once the pregnant woman died and that two years later would reach the Buenos aires city. We will focus on five aspects: first we will give an account of our epistemological and methodological position to analyze these problems, second we will briefly point out historical milestones in the Art of Partear, later we will give an account of the healthcare situation in the city of Buenos Aires, more later we will concentrate on the problems inherent in the analysis of the source and finally we will give an account of some brief final considerations as the closing of the article.
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spelling doaj.art-0de53060f74b49e2bd8f52b8c15dec2b2024-02-14T16:53:29ZengCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos1626-02522020-12-0110.4000/nuevomundo.82727Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos AiresM. Pablo CowenBeing born and dying in traditional societies were essentially domestic phenomena, but especially birth occurred in a home. It was not uncommon, then, for childbirth to take place in the midst of aseptic conditions and primary knowledge that favored many times, tragic outcomes. Thus childbirth was one of the most feared moments in the lives of women. We will analyze a document that focuses its attention on failed pregnancies and deliveries: a Royal Order of 1804 issued during the reign of Carlos IV of Spain, specifying how to perform a caesarean section once the pregnant woman died and that two years later would reach the Buenos aires city. We will focus on five aspects: first we will give an account of our epistemological and methodological position to analyze these problems, second we will briefly point out historical milestones in the Art of Partear, later we will give an account of the healthcare situation in the city of Buenos Aires, more later we will concentrate on the problems inherent in the analysis of the source and finally we will give an account of some brief final considerations as the closing of the article.https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/82727Buenos Airessocietydeathpregnant womenbirthscaesarean sections
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Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Buenos Aires
society
death
pregnant women
births
caesarean sections
title Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
title_full Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
title_fullStr Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
title_full_unstemmed Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
title_short Partos malogrados, muertes prematuras y cesáreas. Notas sobre una real cédula de 1804, su recepción en Buenos Aires
title_sort partos malogrados muertes prematuras y cesareas notas sobre una real cedula de 1804 su recepcion en buenos aires
topic Buenos Aires
society
death
pregnant women
births
caesarean sections
url https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/82727
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