| Title |
American midwives, 1860 to the present / Judy Barrett Litoff. |
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| Publication Info. |
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1978. |
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| Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction
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618.2 L71 |
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| University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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618.2 L776A |
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| Description |
xi, 197 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Contributions in medical history ; no. 1 0147-1058 |
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Contributions in medical history ; no. 1.
0147-1058
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| Note |
An outgrowth of the author's thesis, University of Maine at Orono. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [153]-191. |
| Contents |
The midwife thoughout history: a brief overview to 1860 -- The beginnings of obstetric specialization -- Forgotten women: American midwives at the turn of the Twentieth Century -- Prelude to the Twentieth-Century midwife debate -- The early Twentieth-Century midwife debate: opponents -- The early Twentieth-Century midwife debate: proponents -- The rise of nurse-midwifery -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Midwives -- United States -- History.
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Midwifery -- history -- United States.
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Obstetrics -- history -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
Midwifery United States, 1860-1977 |
| ISBN |
0837198240: $15.95 |
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