Hardbound fabric covered book; describing topics in obstetrics including anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, nursing during pregnancy and labour and infant care; title stamped in silver ink on cover and spine; handwritten note on inside cover and inside back cover; 512 pages.
Hardbound fabric covered book; describing topics in obstetrics including anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, nursing during pregnancy and labour and infant care; title stamped in silver ink on cover and spine; handwritten note on inside cover and inside back cover; 512 pages.
Stamped on spine: "OBSTETRICS // FOR // NURSES // DE LEE // W.B. Saunders Co"; printed on a sticker on inside cover: "THE J.F. HARTZ CO // LIMITED // MEDICAL BOOKS // TORONTO"; hand-written inside front cover: " From School of Nursing // 1974";
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
20.8 cm
Width
14.2 cm
Depth
3.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 20.8 cm x Width 14.2 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Cover slightly worn from use
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Article
Website
Reference Comments
Judith Walzer Leavitt, PhD, "Joseph B. DeLee and the Practice of Preventive Obstetrics," Public Health Then and Now, AJPH October 1988, Vol. 78, No. 10, https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.78.10.1353
The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, "Medical Publishing," By Richard H. Lampert. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/medical-publishing/
Research Facts
Joseph Bolivar DeLee was a Chicago physician who cut a large figure in the world of early twentieth century obstetrics. He contributed to the medicalization of childbirth and emphasized the use of medication and instruments. Some argue that this was unnecessary and endangered mothers. Others claim that he played a pivotal role in the development of obstetrics at a critical point. He earned his international reputation through his textbooks.
W. B. Saunders Company began in 1888 in Philadelphia, and published "American Textbook of Surgery" in 1892, followed by many other authoritative medical works. One of the most notorious Saunders publishing adventures was the Kinsey Report, comprised of "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female." The company was sold to American broadcaster CBS in 1968.