Nursing and Midwifery in Britain Since 1700

ISBN-13: 9780230247031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Anne Borsay

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

ANNE BORSAY is Professor of Healthcare and Medical Humanities in the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK.
BILLIE HUNTER is RCM Professor of Midwifery in the Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK.