Midwifery from the Tudors to the 21st century : history, politics and safe practice in England / Julia Allison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allison, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Midwifery--England--History.

Midwifery.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This book recounts the journey of English midwives over six centuries and their battle for survival as a discrete profession, caring safely for childbearing women"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Late medieval and Tudor English midwives: roles and responsibilities p. 7

2 Tudor midwives: their lives and practice p. 17

3 Midwives and maternal death in Tudor England p. 35

4 Midwives and infant death in Tudor England p. 49

5 Challenge and change to midwifery practice p. 59

6 Midwives, accoucheurs and the bills of mortality p. 70

7 Midwives, institutions and civil registration p. 82

8 Certified and state-certified English midwives p. 92

9 Early years following the 1902 Midwives Act p. 102

10 English midwives in peace and war, 1936-1946 p. 110

11 National Health Service and the domiciliary midwife p. 120

12 District midwives and general practitioners p. 131

13 The centralisation and medicalisation of midwifery care p. 142

14 Hospitalisation of birth p. 153

15 Statutory control, higher education and better birth? p. 168.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780429324123

042932412X

9781000090000

1000090000

9781000089981

1000089983

9781000089998

1000089991

OCLC:

1150811399

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