Borsay / Hunter Nursing and Midwifery in Britain Since 1700

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-02421-3
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

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.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borsay, Anne

Hunter, Billie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.