Eighteenth Century British Midwifery Part Ii Vol 8

Download or read book Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part II vol 8 written by Pam Lieske and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars of the British Enlightenment who study obstetrical history traditionally focus on the rise of the male-midwife and competition between the sexes. This set comprises pamphlets, treatises, lectures for midwifery students, texts on the establishment of lying-in hospitals, and catalogues of obstetrical apparatuses collected by male-midwives.