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Justina Siegemund and the Art of Midwifery

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The article profiles German midwife Justina Siegemund. Published in 1960, Siegemund's book was the first German medical text written by a woman. She decided to study and practice midwifery in 1959 after suffering from the care of midwives who assumed she was pregnant. In 1701 she was appointed Court Midwife of Berlin, Germany by Elector of Brandenburg Frederick William.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.171371

Authors: Nava Blum, Hilary J. Lane, Elizabeth Fee

Institutions: The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, National Institutes of Health, University of Haifa

Language: English

Topic: Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2092137779

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