The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London

This book is a comprehensive and detailed study of early modern midwives in seventeenth-century London. Until quite recently, midwives, as a group, have been dismissed by historians as being inadequately educated and trained for the task of child delivery. The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London rejects these claims by exploring the midwives' training and their licensing in an unofficial apprenticeship by the Church. Dr Evenden also offers an accurate depiction of the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources. This expansive study not only recovers the names of almost one thousand women who worked as midwives in the twelve London parishes, but also brings to light details about their spouses, their families and their associates.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ecclesiastical licensing of midwives; 2. Pre-licensed experience; 3. Mothers and midwives; 4. A social and economic profile of London midwives; 5. Midwives of twelve London parishes: a socioeconomic case study; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Zusammenfassung

This is a comprehensive study of midwives in seventeenth-century London. This volume explores the midwives' training and their licensing in an unofficial apprenticeship by the Church and places the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Doreen Evenden
• Mitarbeit: Colin Jones (Herausgeber), Charles Rosenberg (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9780521661072
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66107-2
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Gewicht: 580 g
• Illustration: 1 b/w illus. 12 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in the Histo; Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Ratgeber > Gesundheit; London, Greater London, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Gynaecology & obstetrics, C 1600 To C 1700