I have some favourite books on this subject - some are out of print but all can still be bought through Amazon":
Towler, J., & Bramall, J. (1986). Midwives in History and Society. Kent: Croom Helm.
Donnison, J. (1977). Midwives and Medical Men: a History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. New York. Schocken Books.
Carter, E., & Duriez, T. (1986). With Child:Birth through the ages. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Company.
And the English translation of Catharina Schrader's extraordinary diaries: 'Mother and Child were Saved'
Nicky
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris McCourt <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:48 pm
Subject: Re: famous midwives
To: [log in to unmask]
> POlona
>
> Several early modern European midwives wrote books or treatises, so I
> suppose that makes them famous. There was Jane Sharp, Elizabeth Nihell.
> Also Louise Bourgeoise and Sarah Stone.
>
> some refs:
>
> SHARP, J. (original author 1671) and HOBBY, E. ed. (1999) The midwives
> book: or the whole art of midwifery. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
>
> NIHELL, E. (1760) A treatise on the art of midwifery setting forth
> various abuses therein, especially as to the practice with instruments.
> The Strand, London: A Morley.
>
> BOURGEOIS, L. (1609) Observations diversses, sur la sterilite, perte de
> fruict, foecondite, accouchements, & maladies des femmes, & enfans
> nouveaux naiz. Paris. Chapter: Louyse Bourgeois and the emergence of
> modern midwifery. In: Van Teijlingen, E. et al (2000) Midwifery and the
> medicalization of childbirth: comparative perspectives. Huntington: Nova
> Science Publishers, Inc.
>
> STONE, S. (1737) Complete practice of midwifery. London: T Cooper.
>
>
> hope this is useful
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health
> research. on behalf of Polona Mivšek
> Sent: Wed 23-Jan-08 6:28 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc:
> Subject: famous midwives
>
> Hello!
>
> As a part of my PhD thesis about the professionalization of midwifery,
> I
> would also like to mention history of midwifery and famous midwives that
> were of great importance for the development of the profession. I'm
> aware of the Agnodice, but I do not know any others. Can you help me?
> Is
> there also a picture of them?
>
> Best wishes,
> Polona, midwife from Slovenia
>
> --
> mag. Ana Polona Mivšek, dipl.bab., viš.pred.
> predstojnica Oddelka za babištvo
> UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
> VISOKA ŠOLA ZA ZDRAVSTVO
> ODDELEK ZA BABIŠTVO
> Poljanska 26a
> 1000 Ljubljana
> tel.: 01 300 11 11
> fax.: 01 300 11 19
--
UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F
DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain
confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not
read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If
you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the
individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority,
states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before
opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.
Think. Green. Do.
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
|