Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Family and community: surveying women and the family
3. Educating mothers: family, school and antenatal education
4. Pregnancy and childbirth: antenatal care, birth and postnatal care
5. Experts and childcare 'bibles': mothers and advice literature
6. Working and caring: women's labour inside and outside the home
7. Breadwinners and homemakers: ideals of men and women in the family
8. Conclusions
Appendix 1: interview schedule
Appendix 2: interviewees' biographical details
Select bibliography
Index