Nursing and Midwifery in Britain Since 1700

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Borsay, Anne Borsay, Anne Hunter Borsay, Borsay Anne, Billie Hunter, Hunter Billie
• Assisted by: BORSAY (Editor), Anne Borsay (Editor), Billie Hunter (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9780230247031
• ISBN: 978-0-230-24703-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; B, History, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Nursing, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, British & Irish history, Familie;health;nurse;nursing, Familie; health; nurse; nursing