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Illuminating Nineteenth-Century English Urban Midwifery: the register of a Coventry midwife.
- Source :
- Women's History Review; Oct2014, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p683-705, 23p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The three-volume register of a sworn midwife provides unique insights into midwifery practice in an English city in the second half of the nineteenth century. The register is a rare primary source, and contains 5029 entries, from July 1847 to October 1875. Considered alongside the limited sources discovered to date, this analysis casts light on our understandings of non-elite midwifery, and the wider context of women's work in the nineteenth century. The midwife's patterns of work, her relationships with clients and lying-in charities, and the impact of local economic circumstances on her practice are discussed. Despite her extensive practice, the official record of her occupation is meagre. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09612025
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Women's History Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97655640
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2014.912083