Historical Bibliography Updated: May 2, 2020

The midwives book: or the whole art of midwifery discovered.

Publication Details

London: Miller, 1671 CE.

The first book written by an English midwife. Sharp was the most accomplished midwife of 17th-century England. Scholarly, extensively annotated edition edited by Jane Hobby, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Browse Tags

Obstetrics & Reproductive
Women & Gender

Thematic Classifications

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS › Midwives WOMEN in Medicine & the Life Sciences, Publications About WOMEN, Publications by › Years 1500 - 1799

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#6156.1
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7728
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	the-midwives-book

Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: New York & Oxford; Oxford