Midwifery history in a Nordic and international perspective

• This chapter will present midwifery in the Nordic context in a historical perspective. First, the chapter introduces giving birth before midwifery was regulated and organised in early modern Europe, and in the Nordic countries. Then the chapter will inform about the regulation and professionalisation of midwifery as well as the introduction of medical science in the field of childbirth. Similarities as well as differences between the historical developments of midwifery in the Nordic countries will be presented and discussed. Further, how the historical development influence maternity care, and is related to an international perspective will be discussed.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)

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