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Midwives and Medical Men: A History of the Struggle for the Control of Childbirth book cover

1st Edition

Midwives and Medical Men A History of the Struggle for the Control of Childbirth

By Jean Donnison Copyright 1988
262 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge
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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 17 th Century who attended the aristocracy and Royalty. The author shows how their successors were gradually driven out of the better paid work until in the middle of the 19 th Century it appeared that attendance on childbearing women... Read more

1. The Office of Midwife: A Female Mystery 2. The Decline of the Midwife 3. The Ascendancy of Men 4. The Turn of the Tide 5. Midwives for the Poor 6. Medical Men and Midwives Bills 7. State Register or Local Licence? 8. The Midwives Act, 1902 9. State Certified Midwife 10. Has the Midwife a Future?

Biography

Jean Donnison

Reviews for the first edition of Midwives and Medical Men:

‘The book is invaluable reading for all students and qualified staff.’ Health Services

‘…a valuable documentation of the shifting relationships between various interest and groups over the long period when the structure of childbirth management in Britain was subject to radical change.’ Times Education Supplement

‘Jean Donnison’s…book gives a unique, well-researched and richly documented account of the professionalization of midwifery.’ British Journal of Sociology

‘This is a scholarly book but filled with fascinating detail. Dr. Donnison documents in detail the degree to which the physicians and surgeons obstructed the improvement in midwifery standards and the regulation of the profession.’ The Guardian

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