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Bringing Life to Aberdeen: A History of Maternity and Neonatal Services

Bringing Life to Aberdeen: A History of Maternity and Neonatal Services

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Aberdeen has revolutionised modern midwifery and mother and baby care through the pioneering work of Professor Sir Dugald Baird and Lady May Baird, who have given their name to a new hospital dedicated to the care of women and their babies in North East Scotland. The story of the people who have brought life to Aberdeen is truly remarkable, from Margaret Bane, an Aberdeenshire 'howdie' accused of witchcraft in 1597, to Margaret Myles, born in Aberdeen in 1892 and responsible for Myles Textbook for Midwives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Aberdeen has played a significant role in revolutionising modern midwifery and mother and baby care. This book highlights the individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of midwifery and neonatal services in the area. One of the most significant figures is Professor Sir Dugald Baird and Lady May Baird, who have given their name to a new hospital dedicated to the care of women and their babies in North East Scotland, known as the Baird Family Hospital. Margaret Bane, an Aberdeenshire 'howdie (midwife) accused of witchcraft in 1597 and put to death, to Margaret Myles, born in Aberdeen in 1892 and responsible for Myles Textbook for Midwives, which remains the definitive resource on practical midwifery, through to the present day, the story of the people who have brought life to Aberdeen is truly remarkable.

Weight: 386g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804250273

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