The midwife's tale : an oral history from handywoman to professional midwife
Leap, Nicky, 1948-2013
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Billie Hunter and Nicky Leap spent several years interviewing dozens of mothers and retired midwives about their experiences of childbirth before the NHS. The result was 'The Midwife's Tale', an oral history of midwifery from the 1910s to the 1950s. The authors explore the very real poverty of the time; how woman coped with rearing large families; and the lack of knowledge of contraception and abortion.
Main title:
The midwife's tale : an oral history from handywoman to professional midwife / Nicky Leap and Billie Hunter.
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2013.
Collation:
xxx, 214 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Previous edition: London: Scarlet Press, 1993.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781593745 (pbk)
Dewey class:
618.20233618.202
Language:
English
BRN:
1077172
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