The Art of midwifery : early modern midwives in Europe
著者
書誌事項
The Art of midwifery : early modern midwives in Europe
（The Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine）
Routledge, 1993
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全6件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-222) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The absorption of midwifery into medical practice is a recent development. In the western world this process has been linked to the diminishing role of the midwife, the greater involvement of male doctors in childbirth, and increasing hospitalization. However, while midwifery is recognized as a long-established female occupation, historians have focused on the decline of the midwife's prominence in obstetric work from the 19th century onwards. This book examines the profession of midwifery in the early modern period. It explores the period before the "decline" and challenges some of the long-held beliefs about the life, work and knowledge of midwives, as well as their place in public life. Drawing on a range of manuscript and printed sources from England, Holland, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, the contributors reveal that the early modern period was a time of great diversity in midwives' status and practice throughout Europe. This period was neither a Golden Age for midwives, nor was it a time when midwifery was practised by aged, unskilled crones.
「Nielsen BookData」 より
