The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline...
The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline de Costa.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Date
2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/4258 , H 2021/1712
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
'We never train women in Sydney,' Caroline de Costa was told in 1974 when she applied to become a junior registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology. She and her husband packed their bags and their children, and headed for Dublin. When Caroline first started in medicine, being an unmarried mother was frowned on, cane toads were used for pregnancy tests...
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Full title
The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline de Costa.
Cover title
Women's doctor
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©2021.
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G 2021/4258 , H 2021/1712
Record Identifier
74VKaJ6q8leX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJ6q8leX
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ISBN
9781760529147 paperback
DDC
618.09
MMS ID
991024368818802626