Midwives, Society and Childbirth - Debates and Controversies in the Modern Period (Hardcover, New)

Midwives, Society and Childbirth is the first book to examine midwives' lives and work in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries on a national and international scale. Focusing on six countries from Europe, the approach is interdisciplinary with the studies written by a diverse team of social, medical and midwifery historians, sociologists, and those with experience in delivering childbirth services.
Questioning for the first time many conventional historical assumptions, this book is fundamental to a better understanding of the effect on midwives of the unprecedented progress of science in general and obstetric science in particular from the late nineteenth century. The contributors challenge the traditional bleak picture of midwives' decline in the face of institutional obstetrics, medical technology, and the growing power of the medical profession, while stressing the importance of regional influences and locality.


Related link: The Society for the Social History of Medicine
eBook available with sample pages: 0203435893

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Release date:	July 1997
First published:	1998
Editors:	Hilary Marland • Anne Marie Rafferty
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-13328-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Midwifery > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-13328-9
Barcode:	9780415133289

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