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.
Biography
Jean Towler and Joan Bramall
Reviews of the original edition of Midwives in History and Society:
‘The authors’…professional outlook distinguishes this work from those of academic and doctors and enables them to present some valuable insights, especially in the later chapters focussing on the Twentieth Century.’ Jane Eliot Sewell, Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Vol 62, Issue 1
