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Midwifery - History

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    An introductory lecture on the rise and progress of midwifery, from the earliest period to the present time : delivered at the Central Infirmary, Greville Street, Hatton Garden, May the 30th, 1828 / by Michael Ryan.

    | Date: 1828
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    Childbirth and the display of authority in early modern France / Lianne McTavish.

    | McTavish, Lianne, 1967- | Date: 2005
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    Midwiving subjects in Shakespeare's England / Caroline Bicks.

    | Caroline Bicks | Date: [2003]
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    Dr. William Smellie and his contemporaries : a contribution to the history of midwifery in the eighteenth century / by John Glaister.

    | John Glaister | Date: 1894
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    Black firsts : Karlene Davis.

    | Date: 1998
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