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/