Making of Man-Midwifery - Childbirth in England, 1660-1770

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Part I: The Traditional Management of Birth 2. The Bodily Processes of Childbirth 3. The Practices of Midwives 4. Traditional Obstetric Surgery Part II: From Obstetric Surgery to Man-Midwifery 5. The Chamberlen Instruments and Their Sale 6. The Forceps Contested: The London Deventrians 7. The Impact of the Forceps Part III: Whig and Tory Men-Midwives 8. Conflict and Initiative in London, 1720-40 9. A New Synthesis: William Smellie 10. John Bamber, the Vectis, and the City of London 11. New Institutions: The London Lying-in Hospitals Part IV: The Man as Midwife 12. The Varieties of Man-Midwifery 13. William Hunter: The Man as Midwife 14. Two Female Cultures 15. Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the author

Adrian Wilson

Summary

Originally published 1995 The Making of Man-Midwifery explains the transformation in medical practice and remarkable shift in gender relations in the development and transmission of the new midwifery skills through the eighteenth century, the book addresses both technological and feminist arguments of the period.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Wilson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780367077709
• ISBN: 978-0-367-07770-9
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: History of Medicine; Routledge Library Editions: History of Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; England, HISTORY / General, History of Medicine, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Midwifery, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699