Midwifery and Medicine in Boston: Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876

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Boston physician and obstetrician Walter Channing attended thousands of women in childbirth between 1810 and 1860. In this biography, Kass (history of medicine, Harvard Medical School) describes events from Channing's private and professional life. Topics include, for example, Channing's work as a physician at Boston's general hospital, his editorship of the New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery , his advocacy for the use of anesthesia, and his participation in social reform movements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)