King, Helen, 1957-,

Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology : the uses of a sixteenth-century compendium / Helen King. - 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) - Women and gender in the early modern world . - Women and gender in the early modern world. .

First published 2007 by Ashgate Pub.

1. Prefacing women : owners and users -- 2. Medical history and obstetric practice in William Smellie -- 3. Guilty of 'male-practice'? Burton's attack on Smellie -- 4. Delighting in a 'bit of antiquity' : Sir James Young Simpson.

9781315248981 9781351917674

10.4324/9781315248981 doi


Midwifery--History--Great Britain--17th century.
Obstetrics--History--Great Britain--17th century.
Midwives--History--Great Britain--17th century.
Gynecology--History--Great Britain--17th century.

RG524 / .K56 2016

618.200941 / K528
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