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- Midwifery and Medicine in Boston: Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Northeastern University Press
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This first biography of the prominent obstetrician vividly depicts the life and career of a multi-faceted man and offers fresh perspectives on medicine, society, and women's reproductive lives in nineteenth-century America. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2002. With a new foreword by Scott Podolsky, M.D.
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- Half Title
- p. i
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvii
- Chronology
- pp. xviii-xix
- The Channing Family Tree
- pp. xx-xxii
- Half Title 1
- p. 1
- Chapter 1. Youth
- pp. 5-20
- Chapter 2. Medical Studies
- pp. 21-43
- Chapter 4. Obstetrical Practice
- pp. 69-92
- Chapter 5. The Hospitals
- pp. 93-113
- Chapter 6. The Education of Physicians
- pp. 114-132
- Chapter 7. The Middle Years, 1822-1840
- pp. 133-155
- Chapter 8. Puerperal Fever
- pp. 156-167
- Chapter 9. Obstetrical Anesthesia
- pp. 168-186
- Chapter 10. Social Reform
- pp. 187-210
- Chapter 13. Retirement and Repose
- pp. 256-277
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 365-373
- Walter Channing Bibliography
- pp. 374-377
Additional Information
ISBN
9781555538767
MARC Record
OCLC
1102420411
Pages
408
Launched on MUSE
2019-11-15
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
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