The Making of Man-midwifery
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Adrian Wilson
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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In England in the seventeenth century, childbirth was the province of women. The midwife ran the birth, helped by female "gossips"; men, including the doctors o
Women & Men Midwives
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Jane B. Donegan
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 1978-07-07 - Publisher: Praeger

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Drawn from sixteenth to nineteenth century records to create an account of the midwife's status, duties, and skills, the author goes on to describe the developm
Man-midwife, Male Feminist
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: James Wyatt Cook
Categories: Feminism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office

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Midwives and Medical Men
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Jean Donnison
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-02-01 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Originally published in 1977 and as a second edition in 1988, this book introduces the reader to the women at the top of the midwifery profession up until the 1
Authority, Gender, and Midwifery in Early Modern Italy
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Jennifer F. Kosmin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-31 - Publisher: Routledge

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Authority, Gender, and Midwifery in Early Modern Italy: Contested Deliveries explores attempts by church, state, and medical authorities to regulate and profess