Pay the midwife! The cost of delivery in nineteenth-century rural West Flanders: the case of midwife Joanna Mestdagh

Pay the midwife! The cost of delivery in nineteenth-century rural West Flanders: the case of midwife Joanna Mestdagh

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This article focuses on the determinants of the economic cost of at-home childbirth in Flanders in the nineteenth century. Literature on the remuneration of medical professionals in the nineteenth century is sparse. Yet the few existing studies show that fixed rates per delivery did not exist during...

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Main Author: Christa Matthys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2018-12-01
Series:Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis
Subjects:
childbearing
midwifery
nineteenth century
medical practice
pricing
Online Access:https://tseg.nl/article/view/8252

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