Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology : the uses of a sixteenth-century compendium / Helen King.
By: King, Helen [author.].
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BookSeries: Women and gender in the early modern world: Publisher: London : Routledge, 2016Description: 1 online resource (x, 228 pages).ISBN: 9781315248981; 9781351917674.Subject(s): Midwifery -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century | Obstetrics -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century | Midwives -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century | Gynecology -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 618.200941 Online resources: Click here to view.
Contents:
1. Prefacing women : owners and users -- 2. Medical history and obstetric practice in William Smellie -- 3. Guilty of 'male-practice'? Burton's attack on Smellie -- 4. Delighting in a 'bit of antiquity' : Sir James Young Simpson.
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First published 2007 by Ashgate Pub.
1. Prefacing women : owners and users -- 2. Medical history and obstetric practice in William Smellie -- 3. Guilty of 'male-practice'? Burton's attack on Smellie -- 4. Delighting in a 'bit of antiquity' : Sir James Young Simpson.
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