Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (1944), Grantly Dick Read By Emily McNally To any twenty-first century woman interested in natural childbirth, one name rises above the rest: Ina May Gaskin (1940–), the famed American midwife. But even giants in the field credit their intellectual predecessors, and Gaskin’s is British obstetrician… Read more »
In case you missed last week’s John Shaw Billings History of Medicine talk by Wendy Kline, “Exposed: The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam”, cosponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical… Read more »
“History of Medicine Book of the Week” is a series featuring blog posts written by students in the course, HIST H364/H546: The History of Medicine and Public Health (Instructor: Elizabeth Nelson, School of Liberal Arts, Indiana University, Indianapolis). The following post is the first in the Spring 2024 series. Woman, and Her Diseases: From Cradle… Read more »
The Ruth Lilly Medical Library is pleased to announce a new addition to the History of Medicine Collection that is now open for research. Arthrotek product literature for a meniscus screw (rlml-005-er-000001) The Stephen B. Trippel Total Joint Replacement Orthopedic Surgery Collection (4 linear feet, 9.6 gigabytes of digital files) consists of materials relating to… Read more »