Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Caesarean Birth in Medical Thought 7
6. 2. Caesarean Birth in the Artistic Imagination 48
7. 3. The Marginalization of Women in Obstetrics 91
8. 4. Saintly and Satanic Obstetricians 120
9. Appendix Creative Etymology: "Caesarean Section" from Pliny to Rousset 143
10. Annotated List of Illustrations 155
11. Notes 159
12. Bibliography 183
13. Index 199