History of Medicine: The Medicalization of Human Deformities.
This paper examines the history of birth defects from the statues of achondroplastic dwarfs found in ancient Egyptian tombs to present. The debate over the causation of congenital anomalies is discussed as well as various preventative measures that have been implemented over time to help reduce the neonatal death rate. Medical practices and scientific approaches towards human birth deformities are well explored and cited throughout the paper. 10.5 pgs. 26 f/c. 14b.
