April 2016

Day 4: Historical and contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014

by faithgibson April 4, 2016

A 30-day series of quotes spanning two hundred years ~ click here to begin with Day 1 You can also read the entire series as a single post Day 4 ~ 1911 (10 entries  1911 ~ Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 02-23-1911, page 261 {*} … we believe it to be the duty and privilege of […]

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Day 3 ~ Historical & contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014

by faithgibson April 3, 2016

A 30-day series of quotes spanning two hundred years ~ click here to begin with Day 1 You can also read the entire series as a single post Day 3 ~ 1903 to 1907 1903 ~ Quoted from Dr J. W. Williams’ famous textbook, Williams’ Obstetric, first edition, published in 1903 Dr. Joulin (1867) and other observers have attempted […]

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Day 2: Historical and contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014

by faithgibson April 2, 2016

A 30-day series of quotes spanning two hundred years ~ click here begin with Day 1 You can also read the entire series as a single post Day 2 ~ 1881 to 1899 1881 ~Transaction of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society“, Vol. 6, Session 1880-81, Edinburgh:  A discourse on childbed fever and why nurses who are menstruating are not fit to […]

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New 30-day series: Day 1 ~ Historical & contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014

by faithgibson April 1, 2016

Short Cut ~ Read all two hundred years of quotes (organized by each year into 35 sets)  in one continuous document. For readers who prefer smaller bits, the different 35 yearly entries will be divided into sections, and post each day during the month of April. However you make yourself familiar with this material, it is quite […]

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