Child Delivery of Low-Income Expectant Mothers and Medical Facilities in Tokyo City from the 1920s to the 1930s

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  • 1920–30年代の東京市における低所得層の出産と医療施設
  • 1920-30ネンダイ ノ トウキョウシ ニ オケル テイショトクソウ ノ シュッサン ト イリョウ シセツ

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<p>Recent studies show that child delivery in medical facilities became popular in the urban areas from the 1920s, and medical facilities established for the low-income population attracted many expectant mothers at that time. This study focuses on Tokyo City from the 1920s to the 1930s and clarifies these points: 1) Most of such facilities were concentrated in the city center. 2) The poorest low-income expectant mothers hesitated to use these facilities because the usage fee was expensive even if it was reduced for them, and they found the procedure for hospitalization cumbersome. These women sometimes relied on beginner midwives who assisted with child delivery for a small fee to pay for their training. Sometimes, low-income expectant mothers who had been hospitalized became teaching subjects for medical and midwifery students in these facilities. Therefore, there was a hierarchy among patients who were used as teaching subjects.</p>

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