Textbook bound by blue hard covers; title on spine in gold print; numerous monochrome photographs and black and white pictures; 666 pages including preface, contents, and appendix divided into 3 parts, not including the introduction or appendix.
Textbook bound by blue hard covers; title on spine in gold print; numerous monochrome photographs and black and white pictures; 666 pages including preface, contents, and appendix divided into 3 parts, not including the introduction or appendix.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Gladys (Millar) Rockel, donated by her son Stephen Rockel.
On the spine: "OBSTETRICS // FOR // NURSES // DE LEE // TENTH // EDITION // SAUNDERS"; on frontisspiece: "OBSTETRICS // FOR // NURSES // BY JOSEPH B. DE LEE, A.M., M.D. // TENTH EDITION, THOROUGHLY REVISED // PHILDELPHIA AND LONDON // W. B. SAUNDERS COMPANY // 1934"; on the inside: "Lelean Blevins // K. N. Hosp.,"; "CONTENTS // PART I // Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System"; "PART II // Nursing During Labor and in the Puerperium"; "PART III // The Pathology of Pregnancy, Labor, and the Puerperium"; "APPENDIX"; "Prevention of Toxemia // Just for [?] // e.g. // Prenatal care // monthly exam of blood pressure // + urine"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
19.8 cm
Width
14.1 cm
Depth
3.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 19.8 cm X Width 14.1 cm X Depth 3.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Minor rip between the spine and the front cover, starting from the top and ending 2 inches from the bottom; spine is also loose and hanging off the pages
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.