- Title:
- Endormez-moi! An early twentieth-century obstetrical practice in the Gatineau Valley, Quebec.
- Creator:
- Elliott, Jayne
- Date Created:
- 1997
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Geggie, Harold J G Medicine, Rural Practice Quebec (Province) Gatineau River Valley Childbirth At Home Quebec (Province) Wakefield Obstetrics History
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada Gatineau Valley
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- Following his graduation from McGill University in 1911, Dr. Harold Geggie worked as a general practitioner for fifty-five years in the rural area around the village of Wakefield, Quebec, delivering women at home until the hospital opened in 1952. This thesis is partially a study of the medical aspects of Dr. Geggie’s obstetrical practice and is based primarily on his memoirs and the two thousand bedside obstetrical notes that he kept. The research moved beyond the local area to situate this one specific practice into the broader historical context with other known rural obstetrical practices of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A small number of oral interviews were conducted with women who were Dr. Geggie’s patients, which further helps to shed light on obstetrical care and home birthing before it became almost entirely institutionalized by mid-century.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Elliott, Jayne. 1997. "Endormez-moi! An early twentieth-century obstetrical practice in the Gatineau Valley, Quebec.", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_210.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.