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Midwifery in the Belfast City Hospital
International History of Nursing Journal : IHNJ
|October 20, 2001
Summary
Improving midwifery services for poor women in Belfast involved a slow transition from traditional midwives to medically trained professionals. It took many years to control puerperal infection in new maternity institutions.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Public Health
- Midwifery Studies
Background:
- Historical context of midwifery in Belfast for impoverished women.
- Challenges in traditional midwifery practices and their limitations.