Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Note on Orthography and Currency xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Persistence and Change 19
8. Chapter 2. Domestic Health Care 51
9. Chapter 3. Foundling Care and Family Welfare 89
10. Chapter 4. Motherhood as Science 129
11. Chapter 5. Bahia’s Estado Novo 163
12. Conclusion 199
13. A Suggestive Epilogue 205
14. Notes 217
15. Bibliography 241
16. Index 263