Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London

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. 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.

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• Authors: Doreen Evenden, Doreen A. Evenden
• Assisted by: Colin Jones (Editor), Charles Rosenberg (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521027854
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02785-4
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Histo
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General