Description: Questioning many conventional historical assumptions, this text seeks to provide a better understanding of the effect on midwives of the unprecedented progress of science, particularly obstetric science in the 20th century.
Review Quotes:
'This book will be of interest to anyone working in the field and to students undertaking courses in womens studies or social/medical history.' - Edith Hillan, Nursing Times, November 1997
'It is essential reading for every midwife, student midwife, midwifery manager and educationalist.' - Jane Podkolinski, Midwifery Digest, December 1997