De Partu History of Childbirth Group Event ‘The Use of Research Resources in Midwifery History’

De Partu History of Childbirth Group Event ‘The Use of Research Resources in Midwifery History’

When

14 October    
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Where

The Royal College of Physicians
9 Queen Street, Edinburgh

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De Partu, the History of Childbirth Group, is holding a study afternoon in Edinburgh on 14 October 2016, from 13.30-17.30, at the Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, EH2 1JQ, cost £25. All are very welcome to attend.

The afternoon includes a rare opportunity to see and hear about midwifery-related items from the College collections, and to view and discuss the archive film Birthday, made in 1948.Three new researchers will also present their work:Joan Cameron: “Using Varied Resources to Illuminate Midwifery ‘Training’ in Twentieth Century Scotland and England”Maelle Duchemin Pelletier: ‘Giving a voice to stillbirth’Claire Shearer: ‘Listening to the Voices? Where and how did they live? Researching pupil midwives’ experiences of ‘Living in’ during training’.

For further details, please contact Dr Alison Nuttall, email: alison_m_nuttall@hotmail.com, or go to http://departu.org.uk/