This examination of north central Indiana between 1890 and 1940 offers a unique insight into the historic response to stillborn and newborn infant deaths. With a remarkable record of those interred, as well as local newspapers from these communities, the records of families who endured these losses allow us to discover their public responses to stillbirths. This examination also considers the broader social and cultural forces that shaped how families and communities responded to stillbirths, including advertisements for the famous patent medicine, Dr. Pierce’s, which promised that women taking their pills would prevent a stillborn baby, and the heavily reported Canadian Great Stork Derby.

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“欢乐变成悲伤”：印第安纳州霍华德县的死胎，1890–1940年

这项对1890年至1940年印第安纳州中北部的检查提供了对死胎和新生儿死亡的历史反应的独特见解。有了这些被捕者的出色记录以及这些社区的当地报纸，遭受这些损失的家庭的记录使我们能够发现他们对死胎的公众反应。这项检查还考虑了影响家庭和社区对死产反应方式的更广泛的社会和文化力量，包括著名专利药物Pierce's的广告，该广告许诺妇女服用避孕药可以防止死产的婴儿，以及大量报道的加拿大人。大鹳德比。