The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine
ISBN-10
0521027853
ISBN-13
9780521027854
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2006
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
466 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.90 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
History of medicineMidwifery
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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.
This book is a comprehensive and detailed study of early modern midwives in seventeenth-century London. Until quite recently, midwives, as a group, have been dismissed by historians as being inadequately educated and trained for the task of child delivery. The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London rejects these claims by exploring the midwives' training and their licensing in an unofficial apprenticeship by the Church. Dr Evenden also offers an accurate depiction of the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources. This expansive study not only recovers the names of almost one thousand women who worked as midwives in the twelve London parishes, but also brings to light details about their spouses, their families and their associates.
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