Midwives in early modern Europe (1400-1800)

dc.contributor.author	Κοντογιάννη, Μαρία	el
dc.contributor.author	Κατσέτος, Χρήστος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T08:01:59Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T08:01:59Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1295
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Midwives
dc.subject	Men's health services
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Forceps
dc.subject	Childbirth
dc.subject	Μαίες
dc.subject	Μαιευτήρες
dc.subject	Γέννα
dc.subject	Ιστορία της νεότερης Ευρώπης
dc.subject	Man-midwife
dc.subject	History of early modern Europe
dc.title	Midwives in early modern Europe (1400-1800)	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Review	en
heal.classification	Midwifery
heal.classification	Μαιευτική
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kontoyannis, M., Katsetos, C.. (2011). Midwives in early modern Europe (1400-1800). "Health Science Journal". 5 (1), 31-36.	en
heal.abstract	This article examines the status of midwives in the early modern period (1400-1800). More particularly, it examines midwives’ practice, education, skills and competence, social background, public life and image as well as the way they were regarded by their clients, in an era prior to their decline and the increase in medical intervention during childbirth. Due to bulk of information this study will remain within the geographical limits of England, Germany and Holland. Aim: The aim of the present study was to review the literature about the lives of European midwives in the early modern times, a critical period that signified their transformation and decline. The method of this study included bibliography research from both the review and the research literature, mostly in books and in ‘pubmed data base’. Although a search on Greek midwives of the same period was performed, this was not fruitful. Results: The review of the literature showed that early modern midwives were hard working women, presumably armed with great determination and pride for their art. They had to learn their skill out of any schooling institution from which they were excluded due to their gender. They often had to deal with awkward and difficult circumstances, travelling long ways in hard weather conditions to offer their services. The midwife remained the usual assistant in childbirth during this period and even though her place in the birthing room begun to be threatened by her rivals (as well as her own clients who gradually favoured men to deliver them), she did not sit back, but fought with willpower and anticipation. This period resulted in a revolution in medical practice and subsequently in a change in gender interaction.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2011-01