Midwives in history and society. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jean Towler, Joan Bramall.
• Authors: Towler, Jean; Bramall, Joan, 1922-
• Contents: 1. In the Beginning 2. Midwives in Early History 3. Customs and Practices Associated with Childbearing in the Dark Ages and Medieval Period 4. The Emergence of English Midwives and European Influences on Midwifery Practice 5. The Development of Midwifery as a Science and the Beginning of Obstetrics in England 6. He-Midwife or She-Midwife? Eighteenth-Century Midwives and their Battle for Survival 7. Nineteenth-Century Midwives and their Struggle for State Recognition 8. The Twentieth-Century State Certified Midwife 9. The Midwife’s Battle for Survival 10. The Reappraisal of Childbirth Practices and the Restoration of the Midwife. Appendix 1: Statutory Bodies and Legislation Appendix 2: Central Midwives Board.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (326 pages)
• Subjects: 362.198202341; Midwives -- History; Midwifery -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000853551; 9781000853513
• Related ISBNs: 9781032456584
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