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 nursingand midwifery in Britain from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the modern day. INDICE: 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.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24703-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido