Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology : the uses of a sixteenth-century compendium - King, Helen, 1957- (London : Routledge, 2016)
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.
First published 2007 by Ashgate Pub.
Keywords: Midwifery -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Obstetrics -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Midwives -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Gynecology -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century