Midwifery Exam
What were some factors in the decline of midwifery between the 16th and 20th centuries - 1. Religious attitudes that viewed midwives as a threat and/or as being witches 2. Midwives lack of access to education 3. Campaign by physicians to discredit midwives 4. Midwives' lack of organization 5. The general low status of women in society 6. Replacement of midwives with physicians Delivering babies was historically viewed as "women's work". What factors led men to become interested in attending women in birth? - Medicine became more competitive, and birth was viewed as a lucrative business and attending a woman during birth ensured an ongoing patient population consisting of the whole family
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