Chapter 3 'Ordering the infant' caring for newborns in early modern England
This chapter focuses on the specific forms of health care given to newborn babies in early modern England, a hitherto almost entirely neglected category in histories of health. Drawing on printed health advice and correspondence the chapter charts the various stages of the care offered to newborns,...
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Main Author: | Astbury, Leah (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Manchester University Press
2017
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Series: | Social Histories of Medicine
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Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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