"A highly original study. This book links medical work with maternity work in the context of arguments about gender relations and about feminist perspectives on writing history."--Gillian Feeley-Harnik, author of "A Green Estate: Restoring Independence in Madagascar"

Illustrations
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Crocodiles and Wealth
2 Doctors and Airplanes
3 Dining and Surgery
4 Nurses and Bicycles
5 Babies and Forceps
6 Colonial Maternities
7 Debris
Departures
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index