Un conflicto profesional, un conflicto moral y un conflicto de género: los debates en torno a la atención al parto en la Ilustración

[EN] In the Eighteenth century, there were some strong 'tensions' about birth care, a scene of medical practice affected by dramatic changes, which were consolidated with local variations all over Europe in the period. Female midwives' traditional hegemony was questioned by the religi...

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Autores: Martínez-Vidal, Àlvar, Pardo-Tomás, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/101441
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/101441
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:[EN] In the Eighteenth century, there were some strong 'tensions' about birth care, a scene of medical practice affected by dramatic changes, which were consolidated with local variations all over Europe in the period. Female midwives' traditional hegemony was questioned by the religious, medical, and political powers systematically, and it was replaced step by step by a surgeon midwives' new hegemony. Eventually, the 'art of midwifery' became an obstetrical surgery which was configurated as a male, technical, and medical knowledge. This article tries to show the development of this topic during the Eighteenth century in Spain throughout different points of view according to the discussions kept by surgeons, physicians, and clergymen.