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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 del...

The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline...

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The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline de Costa.

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Full title

The women's doc : true stories from my five decades delivering babies and making history / Caroline de Costa.

Publisher

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021.

Date

2021.

Call Numbers

G 2021/4258 , H 2021/1712

Record Identifier

74VKaJ6q8leX

MMS ID

991024368818802626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

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.

More information

Scope and Contents

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...

Alternative Titles

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

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2021.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2021/4258 , H 2021/1712

Record Identifier

74VKaJ6q8leX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJ6q8leX

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781760529147 paperback

DDC

618.09

MMS ID

991024368818802626

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