Nursing and Midwifery in Britain Since 1700
- ISBN-10
- 1350310867
- ISBN-13
- 9781350310865
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-15
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Authors
- Anne Borsay, Billie Hunter
Description
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 nursing and midwifery in Britain from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the modern day.
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