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.D'Antonio
Nursing and Midwifery: An Uneasy Alliance or Natural Bedfellows?; B.Hunter & A.Borsay
Epilogue: Contemporary Challenges; J.Sandall & A.M.Rafferty.
