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. 2004 Mar;89(2):F185-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.037929.

Louise Bourgeois (1563-1636): royal midwife of France

P M Dunn  1
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Louise Bourgeois (1563-1636): royal midwife of France

P M Dunn. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Louise Bourgeois was the first practicing midwife to write of her experience of childbirth and of women's problems. She did much to enhance the respect in which her craft was held. For 26 years she was midwife to the royal court.

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Louise Bourgeois, 1563–1636.
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