Artikel
Illuminating nineteenth-century English urban midwifery : the register of a Coventry midwife
Verfasst von:
Badger, Frances J.
in:
Women's history review
Wallingford:
2014
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683 - 705 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Badger, Frances J. |
| In: | Women's history review |
| Jahr: | 2014 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| 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. | |
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