| The Midwives Book: Or the Whole Art of Midwifry Discovered Contributor(s): Sharp, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195086538 ISBN-13: 9780195086539 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $97.02 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: When the midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by her male contemporaries and weaving together medical information and lively anecdotes, she produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health - Medical | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 618.2 |
| LCCN: 98-28773 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.42 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by her male contemporaries and weaving together medical information and lively anecdotes, she produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising. |
