Midwives in History and Society

By: Jean Towler, Joan Bramall

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Hardcover | 1 February 2023

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332 Pages

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Originally published in 1986, this book examines the history of midwifery, concentrating on 19^th and 20^th Century Britain. It shows how the evolution of the midwife has been influenced by cultural waves which started in the Near East and Egypt in pre-classical times and slowly spread Northwards and Eastwards over Europe. The authors emphasize the effects of specialization and professionalization upon midwifery and also the influence of male authority and interest group politics. The evolution of the educated qualified midwife of the 20^th Century is recorded, leading up to the ongoing debates about high technology birth vis- -vis natural birth and home deliveries.

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'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

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