Participant Info

First Name
Naomi
Last Name
Rendina
Affiliation
Independent
Website URL
naomirendina.com
Keywords
natural birth, drugs, drugs in birth
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About Me

I’m a historian of natural childbirth and labor-augmentation drugs.

Recent Publications

“Controlling the Uterus: Labor Inducing Drugs in American Childbirth, 1900-1970,” History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, forthcoming.

“The Case For Western Reserve: Medical Education Reform in the Midwest, 1900-1920,” Ohio History 126, no. 1 (2019): 72-88.

“Premature Birth and Neglected Maternal Mental Health.” Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 7, no. 3 (2017): 208-210.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
Medicine, Science, Women