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The Midwife (Shire Library)
Susan Cohen
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Description for The Midwife (Shire Library)
Paperback. Looks at the role of the midwife in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to the incredible medical and social advances over the years. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 b/w; 23 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; MBX; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
The midwife: medical professional, friend in a woman's hour of greatest need, potent social and cultural symbol. Though the role of midwife has existed since time immemorial, it is only since the Victorian era that it has been a recognised and regulated profession. This book, from social history expert Susan Cohen, looks at midwifery in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to its incredible medical and social advances of the last 150 years. It is a fully illustrated tour that takes in fictional midwives such as Dickens' Sarey Gamp, the founding of the Royal College ... Read more
The midwife: medical professional, friend in a woman's hour of greatest need, potent social and cultural symbol. Though the role of midwife has existed since time immemorial, it is only since the Victorian era that it has been a recognised and regulated profession. This book, from social history expert Susan Cohen, looks at midwifery in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to its incredible medical and social advances of the last 150 years. It is a fully illustrated tour that takes in fictional midwives such as Dickens' Sarey Gamp, the founding of the Royal College ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747815075
SKU
V9780747815075
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About Susan Cohen
Susan Cohen is an historian with a wide interest in twentieth-century British social history and refugee studies. She has written and lectured widely on a variety of subjects. She has written The District Nurse, The Women's Institute and Medical Services in the First World War for Shire.
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