Birthing the Future: Eighteenth-Century Midwifery and Obstetrics
Birthing the Future: Eighteenth-Century Midwifery and Obstetrics
We invite submissions on long 18th-century midwifery and obstetrics studies to be presented as a panel at the 16th International Congress for 18th-Century Studies, July 3-7, 2023 in Rome (ISECS 2023). Investigations can include, but are not limited to:
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understandings of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum processes and practices;
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analyses of textual and visual rhetoric in midwifery manuals and obstetrics works;
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readings of material artifacts (e.g., medical instruments, birthing spaces, pharmaceutics);