The Art of Childbirth: A Seventeenth-Century Midwife's Epistolary Treatise to Doctor Vallant: A Bilingual Edition Volume 98

by Marie Baudoin

The extraordinary story of a seventeenth-century French midwife and her treatise on childbirth.

In 1671, Marie Baudoin (1625-1700), head midwife and governor of the H?tel-Dieu of Clermont-Ferrand, sent a treatise on the art of childbirth to her powerful Parisian patron, Dr. Vallant. The story of how Baudoin's knowledge and expertise as a midwife came to be expressed, recorded, and archived raises the question: Was Baudoin exceptional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649590784
• ISBN13: 9781649590787
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"