Birth attendants and midwifery practice in early twentieth-century Derbyshire

Social History of Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 380-399

  Reid, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1902 Midwives Act; Bona fide midwives; Childbirth; Doctors; Midwives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860432821     PISSN: 0951631X     EISSN: 14774666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkr138     Document Type: Review

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