Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)

This article proposes an open, interdisciplinary approach to understanding how women assisting at birth in Luxembourg in the late eighteenth century evolved to become specialised medical professionals in the early twentieth century. To do this, it is necessary to study the administrative organisati...

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Main Author: Manon Pinatel
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Language:ces
Published: University of Pardubice 2020-11-01
Series:Theatrum Historiae
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Online Access:https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/1890
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spelling doaj-art-b6b4af020c1245c687c624bd3699e8882025-01-24T18:28:11ZcesUniversity of PardubiceTheatrum Historiae1802-25022571-06212020-11-0125Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)Manon Pinatel0Université du Luxembourg This article proposes an open, interdisciplinary approach to understanding how women assisting at birth in Luxembourg in the late eighteenth century evolved to become specialised medical professionals in the early twentieth century. To do this, it is necessary to study the administrative organisation of training, recruitment policies and the form and content of the courses involved in the creation of a new health worker: the midwife. This individual often assumed the role of midwife, vaccinator, doctor of the poor or paediatric nurse. https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/1890Midwivessocial aspects of midwiferymidwifery schoolLuxembourg19th century
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Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
Theatrum Historiae
Midwives
social aspects of midwifery
midwifery school
Luxembourg
19th century
title Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
title_full Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
title_fullStr Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
title_full_unstemmed Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
title_short Social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in Luxembourg (1800–1940)
title_sort social aspects of the professionalization of midwives in luxembourg 1800 1940
topic Midwives
social aspects of midwifery
midwifery school
Luxembourg
19th century
url https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/1890
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