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Author King, Helen, 1957-

Title Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology : the uses of a sixteenth-century compendium / Helen King.

Publication Info. Aldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  RG524 .K54 2007    Available  ---
Description x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Women and gender in the early modern world
Women and gender in the early modern world.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-218) and index.
Contents Prefacing women: owners and users -- Medical history and obstetric practice in William Smellie -- Guilty of 'male-practice'? Burton's attack on Smellie -- Delighting in a 'bit of antiquity': Sir James Young Simpson.
Subject Midwifery -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Midwifery.
Great Britain.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Obstetrics -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Obstetrics.
Midwives -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Midwives.
Gynecology -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Gynecology.
ISBN 9780754653967 hardback alkaline paper
075465396X hardback alkaline paper