Midwifery and Medicine in Boston : Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876

Midwifery and Medicine in Boston Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876

This first biography of the prominent obstetrician vividly depicts the life and career of a multi-faceted man and offers fresh perspectives on medicine, society, and women's reproductive lives in nineteenth-century America. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2002. With a n...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kass, Amalie M., 1928- author (author), Podolsky, Scott H., writer of foreword (writer of foreword)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Northeastern University Press
Materias:
Channing, Walter, > 1786-1876.
Physicians.
Obstetrics.
Midwifery.
Obstetrics > Massachusetts > History.
Midwifery > Massachusetts > History.
Physicians > Massachusetts > Biography.
Massachusetts.
Biography: general
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434188106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Youth
  • Medical studies
  • Launching a career, 1811-1822
  • Obstetrical practice
  • The hospitals
  • The education of physicians
  • The middle years, 1822-1840
  • Puerperal fever
  • Obstetrical anesthesia
  • Social reform
  • "Action of a man's whole nature," 1840-1854
  • The medical profession at mid-century
  • Retirement and repose.

Ejemplares similares