How did midwives deliver women in the past? What was their understanding of anatomy and physiology? How did they cope with unnatural presentations, haemorrhage, miscarriage and stillbirths, constipation? Were lives being prolonged and risks diminished? Midwifery case notes offer a considerable source of evidence, which, when used with care and imagination, help to tackle these questions. Mrs Stone & Dr Smellie demonstrates this in a fascinating way by analysing the work of two well-known midwives. Sarah Stone's A Complete Practice of Midwifery was published in London in 1737. Mrs Stone had...
How did midwives deliver women in the past? What was their understanding of anatomy and physiology? How did they cope with unnatural presentations, ha...
Health issues are an inescapable part of life-but by preparing for them, you can fend them off longer and handle them better when they do arise.
Offering eye-opening insight in a surprisingly lighthearted way, "An Illustrated Guide to Personal Health" teaches you how to manage your own health rather than depend on doctors and medicine-which often only narrowly addresses your overall well-being.
Skirting the typical fitness and dietary solutions, this guide provides forty common-sense practices you can incorporate into your regular routine to improve your resilience, reduce your...
Health issues are an inescapable part of life-but by preparing for them, you can fend them off longer and handle them better when they do arise.
