TY - BOOK AU - King,Helen TI - Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology: the uses of a sixteenth-century compendium T2 - Women and gender in the early modern world SN - 9781315248981 AV - RG524 .K56 2016 U1 - 618.200941 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Midwifery KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 17th century KW - Obstetrics KW - Midwives KW - Gynecology N1 - 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 UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315248981 ER -