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Nursing and Midwifery in Britain Since 1700

English · Paperback / Softback

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Nurses and midwives, both qualified and in training, have a lively interest in how their professions have developed. A stimulating collection of research-based essays, this book explores and compares the distinct histories of nursing and midwifery in Britain from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the modern day.>

List of contents










Nursing and Midwifery: Historical Approaches;  A.Borsay  &  B.Hunter  
PART I: NURSING 1700-2000
Nursing, 1700-1830: Families, Communities, Institutions;  A.Borsay
Nursing, 1830-1920: Forging a Profession;  C.E.Hallett
Nursing, 1920-2000: The Dilemmas of Professionalization;  A.Hull  
PART II: MIDWIFERY 1700-2000 
Midwifery, 1700-1800: The Man-Midwife as Competitor;  H.King
Midwifery, 1800-1920: The Journey to Registration;  A.Nuttall
Midwifery, 1920-2000: The Reshaping of a Profession;  B.Hunter  
PART III: COMPARING NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
International Comparisons: The Nursing-Midwifery Interface;  W.Connerton  &  P.D'Antonio
Nursing and Midwifery: An Uneasy Alliance or Natural Bedfellows?;  B.Hunter  &  A.Borsay
Epilogue: Contemporary Challenges;  J.Sandall  &  A.M.Rafferty.


About the author










ANNE BORSAY is Professor of Healthcare and Medical Humanities in the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK.
BILLIE HUNTER is RCM Professor of Midwifery in the Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK.


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