How Long to Read Lying-in

How Long Does it Take to Read Lying-in?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Lying-in by Richard W. Wertz

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This lively history of childbirth begins with colonial days, when childbirth was a social event, and moves on to the gradual medicalization of childbirth in America as doctors forced midwives out of business and to the home-birth movement of the 1980's. Widely praised when it was first published in 1977, the book has now been expanded to bring the story up to date. In a new chapter and epilogue, Richard and Dorothy Wertz discuss the recent focus on delivering perfect babies, with its emphasis on technology, prenatal testing, and Caesarean sections. They argue that there are many viable...

How long is Lying-in?

Lying-in by Richard W. Wertz is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lying-in Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Lying-in aloud.

What Reading Level is Lying-in?

Lying-in is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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