Midwifery, Obstetrics and the Rise of Gynaecology

Midwifery, Obstetrics and the Rise of Gynaecology

Author: Helen King

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780754653967

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The Gynaeciorum libri, a compendium of ancient and contemporary texts on gynaecology, is the inspiration for this intensive exploration of the origins of a subfield of medicine. Focusing on its readers in the period from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when men and women were in competition for control over childbirth, Helen King sheds new light on how the claim of female difference was shaped by specific social and cultural conditions.


Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Author: John E. Turrentine

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-01-28

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1439802025

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Expanded and updated, the new edition of the bestselling Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology is the definitive quick-reference for use in office practice and hospital settings. With information drawn from ACOG technical bulletins, OB/GYN publications, articles, textbooks, computer sources, and the author's vast personal experience, outl


Compendium for the Antenatal Care of High-Risk Pregnancies

Compendium for the Antenatal Care of High-Risk Pregnancies

Author: Harini Narayan

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 591

ISBN-13: 0199673640

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A guide to the practical approach of managing high-risk pregnancies, this book combines care pathways, factfiles, and patient information leaflets into in one volume. A practical approach makes this a quick reference guide for obstetricians, and is designed to integrate the antenatal care offered for women with high-risk pregnancies.