The comparative study of maternal mortality over time: The role of the professionalisation of childbirth

Social History of Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-562

  De Brouwere, Vincent ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Britain; Eighteenth century; Maternal mortality; Midwives; Nineteenth century; Safe motherhood policy; Scandinavian countries; Twentieth century; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249057761     PISSN: 0951631X     EISSN: 14774666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkm070     Document Type: Article

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