1. Introduction -- 2. The bodily processes of childbirth -- 3. The practices of midwives -- 4. Traditional obstetric surgery -- 5. The Chamberlen instruments and their sale -- 6. The forceps contested: the London Deventerians -- 7. The impact of the forceps -- 8. Conflict and initiative in London, 1720-40 -- 9. A new synthesis: William Smellie -- 10. John Bamber, the vectis, and the City of London -- 11. New institutions: the London Lying-in Hospitals -- 12. The varieties of man-midwifery -- 13. William Hunter: the man as midwife -- 14. Two female cultures -- 15. Conclusion
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