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Jane Sharp (midwifery book)
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Jane Sharp's midwifery manual is a seminal 17th-century text offering comprehensive, practical instruction on pregnancy, childbirth and complications, notable for its frankness and detail.
Written from the perspective of a practitioner, it includes descriptions and illustrations of problematic births and guidance for interventions within the knowledge limits of the time.
The book challenged male domination of obstetric knowledge by documenting women's experiential knowledge and making it publicly available.
It was popular among midwives and lay readers and remains an important source for historians studying gender, medical practice and childbirth in early modern England.
Sharp's work highlights the professional expertise of women in reproductive care before formal male regulation.
Written from the perspective of a practitioner, it includes descriptions and illustrations of problematic births and guidance for interventions within the knowledge limits of the time.
The book challenged male domination of obstetric knowledge by documenting women's experiential knowledge and making it publicly available.
It was popular among midwives and lay readers and remains an important source for historians studying gender, medical practice and childbirth in early modern England.
Sharp's work highlights the professional expertise of women in reproductive care before formal male regulation.
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