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- Title
La tradición obstétrica familiar en el Real Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos de Madrid: Concepción de Navas, la hija de Juan de Navas.
- Authors
Dolores Ruiz-Berdún, María
- Abstract
This article basically, studied the documentation which is preserved in the archive of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Archivo Histórico Nacional concerning to the family Navas. Juan de Navas was an eminent surgeon of end of century XVIII, author of Elementos del arte de partear, ending his professional career as Vice - Director of the Real Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos de Madrid. In this centre, a few years later, his daughter Concepción de Navas studied midwifery. This research delves into the figure of these two health professionals and shows the harsh conditions of life for the professional practice existing in Madrid in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Subjects
SPAIN; OBSTETRICS -- History; HISTORY of medical education; MEDICAL personnel; SURGEONS; MIDWIVES; FAMILIES; PROFESSIONAL practice; HISTORY
- Publication
Cultura de los Cuidados, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 32, p76
- ISSN
1138-1728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7184/cuid.2012.32.09