The Midwives Book, Or, The Whole Art of Midwifry DiscoveredOxford University Press, 1999 - 323 pages When the midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by her male contemporaries and weaving together medical information and lively anecdotes, she produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising. |
