Genealogy Australia

Up to the 17th century attendance on childbirth was 'women's business', but in the middle of the 19th century it became a male monopoly. This was reversed thanks to feminist efforts.

"This is a scholarly book but filled with fascinating detail. Dr. Donnison documents in detail the degree to which the physicians and surgeons obstructed the improvement in midwifery standards and the regulation of the profession." - The Guardian

Contents:
Introduction
1. The Office Midwife: A Female Mystery
2. The Decline of the Midwife
3. The Ascendancy of Men
4. The Turn of the Tide
5. Midwives for the Poor
6. Medical Men and Midwives Bills
7. State Register or Local Licence?
8. The Midwives Act, 1902
9. State Certified Midwife
10. Has the Midwife a Future?
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Appendices
Index