Nurses and midwives, both qualified and in training, have a lively interest in how their professions have developed. A stimulating collection of research-based essays, this book explores and compares the distinct histories of nursing and midwifery in Britain from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the modern day.
Nursing and Midwifery:: Historical Approaches; A.Borsay & B.Hunter .- PART I:: NURSING 1700-2000.- Nursing, 1700-1830:: Families, Communities, Institutions; A.Borsay .- Nursing, 1830-1920:: Forging a Profession; C.E.Hallett .- Nursing, 1920-2000:: The Dilemmas of Professionalization; A.Hull .- PART II:: MIDWIFERY 1700-2000 .- Midwifery, 1700-1800:: The Man-Midwife as Competitor; H.King .- Midwifery, 1800-1920:: The Journey to Registration; A.Nuttall .- Midwifery, 1920-2000:: The Reshaping of a Profession; B.Hunter .- PART III:: COMPARING NURSING AND MIDWIFERY.- International Comparisons:: The Nursing-Midwifery Interface; W.Connerton & P.DAntonio .- Nursing and Midwifery:: An Uneasy Alliance or Natural Bedfellows?; B.Hunter & A.Borsay .- Epilogue:: Contemporary Challenges; J.Sandall & A.M.Rafferty .
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