From Midwives To Medicine
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From Midwives To Medicine
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Author : Deborah Kuhn McGregor
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1998
From Midwives To Medicine written by Deborah Kuhn McGregor and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this social history of the development of modern gynecology in the mid-19th century, McGregor (history, women's studies, U. of Illinois-Springfield) reflects the attitudes and practices of the day through the controversial career of J. Marion Sims, the father of gynecology. Includes illustrations of early medical practitioners and establishments (in particular, New York's Woman's Hospital). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Birth Chairs Midwives And Medicine
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Author : Amanda Carson Banks
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-10-20
Birth Chairs Midwives And Medicine written by Amanda Carson Banks and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-20 with Health & Fitness categories.
There was a time when birth was treated as a natural process rather than a medical condition. Before 1800, women gave birth seated in birth chairs or on stools and were helped along by midwives. Then societal changes in attitudes toward women and the practice of medicine made birthing a province of the male-dominated medical profession. In Birth Chairs, Midwives, and Medicine, Amanda Carson Banks examines the history of the birth chair and tells how this birthing device changed over time. Through photographs, artists' renditions of births, interviews, and texts from midwives and early obstetricians, she creates an evolutionary picture of birthing practices and highlights the radical redefinition of birth that has occurred in the last two centuries. During the 1800s the change from a natural philosophy of birth to a medical one was partly a result of heightened understandings of anatomy and physiology. The medical profession was growing, and with it grew the awareness of the economic rewards of making delivery a specialized practice. In the background of the medical profession's rise was the prevailing perception of women as fragile invalids. Gradually, midwives and birth chairs were relegated to rural and isolated settings. The popularity of birth chairs has seen a revival in the late twentieth century as the struggle between medical obstetrics and the alternative birth movement has grown. As Banks shows through her careful examination of the chairs themselves, these questions have been answered and reconsidered many times in human history. Using the artifacts from the home and medical office, Banks traces sweeping societal changes in the philosophy of how to bring life into the world.
Midwives And Medical Men
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Author : Jean Donnison
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-02-01
Midwives And Medical Men written by Jean Donnison and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-01 with Medical categories.
Originally published in 1977 and as a second edition in 1988, this book introduces the reader to the women at the top of the midwifery profession up until the 17th Century who attended the aristocracy and Royalty. The author shows how their successors were gradually driven out of the better paid work until in the middle of the 19th Century it appeared that attendance on childbearing women would inevitably become the male monopoly it has virtually become in North America. This downward trend was reversed, thanks to efforts to preserve for women the choice of female attendance in childbirth and also to the labour of philanthropists to improve maternity services to the poor. However, the drive for the institutionalization and mechanization of childbirth during the 20th Century as well as a chronic shortage of midwives, has once again shone a spotlight on the profession. This unique history of developments in midwifery will be of interest to students of medical politics, 19th Century social history, the sociology of the professions and gender studies.
Midwifery And The Medicalization Of Childbirth
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Author : Edwin R. Van Teijlingen
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2004
Midwifery And The Medicalization Of Childbirth written by Edwin R. Van Teijlingen and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Maternal health services categories.
This book provides an introduction to the sociological study of midwifery. The readings have been selected to highlight the interplay between midwifery and medicine, reflecting the medicalization of childbirth. It highlights the major themes in both a historical and a current context, as well as western and non-western societies. Two major themes underlie the organization of this book: that the conception of midwifery must be broadened to encompass a sociological perspective; and that the ongoing trend toward the medicalization of midwifery is crucial to an understanding of the historical, current, and future status of midwifery. By medicalization of childbirth and midwifery the author mean the increasing tendency for women to prefer a hospital delivery to a home delivery, the increasing trend toward the use of technology and clinical intervention in childbirth, and the determination of medical practitioners to confine the role played by midwives in pregnancy and childbirth, if any, to a purely subordinate one.
The Control Of Childbirth
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Author : Phyllis L. Brodsky
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-03-14
The Control Of Childbirth written by Phyllis L. Brodsky and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-14 with Health & Fitness categories.
"From pre-classical to present times, this work describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. It critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing especially on how, why and when the process of childbirth became an increasingly sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event."-- Provided by publisher.
Women Men Midwives
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Author : Jane B. Donegan
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1978-07-07
Women Men Midwives written by Jane B. Donegan and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-07-07 with Health & Fitness categories.
Drawn from sixteenth to nineteenth century records to create an account of the midwife's status, duties, and skills, the author goes on to describe the development in eighteenth-century England and America of new techniques in obstetrics that led more and more to doctors to practice as regular accoucheurs. Before this except in cases when a surgeon might be summoned, childbearing was strictly a woman's concern. The author also explores the paradox of men taking the place of midwives among the upper and middle classes in an age that placed great importance on feminine modesty.
An Improved System Of Midwifery
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Author : Wooster Beach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
An Improved System Of Midwifery written by Wooster Beach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with Child care categories.
Ways Of Knowing About Birth
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Author : Robbie Davis-Floyd
language : en
Publisher: Waveland Press
Release Date : 2017-10-11
Ways Of Knowing About Birth written by Robbie Davis-Floyd and has been published by Waveland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-11 with Social Science categories.
There is no other living scholar with Davis-Floyd’s solid roots, activism, and scholarly achievements on the combined subjects of childbirth, midwifery, obstetrics, and medicine. Ways of Knowing about Birth brings together an astounding array of her most popular and essential works, all updated for this volume, spanning over three decades of research and writing from the perspectives of cultural, medical, and symbolic anthropology. The 16 essays capture Robbie Davis-Floyd’s unique voice, which brims with wisdom, compassion, and deep understanding. Intentionally cast as stand-alone pieces, the chapters offer the ultimate in classroom flexibility and include discussion questions and recommended films.
Medical Disorders In Pregnancy
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Author : S. Elizabeth Robson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-05-29
Medical Disorders In Pregnancy written by S. Elizabeth Robson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-29 with Medical categories.
The need for joint medical and midwifery care is stressed in thelatest CEMACH report, with a recommendation that contemporarymidwifery education prepares midwives for problems in pregnancy andadverse pregnancy outcome. Pre-conception care for women withmedical disorders has also been stressed. Medical Disorders in Pregnancy is one of the first texts writtenspecifically for midwives that provides an outline of commonmedical disorders that may be affected by pregnancy or which maycause pregnancy complications. For ease of use, all conditions arepresented on two page templates, and each addresses: An explanationof the condition; Standard 'Non-pregnancy' treatment;Pre-conception care; Antenatal care; Intrapartum care, andPostnatal care. The management, treatment and care by both doctorsand midwives are provided to allow a mutual understanding of eachothers roles and responsibilities.
Midwives And Medical Men
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Midwives And Medical Men written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.