ANNE BORSAY is Professor of Healthcare and Medical Humanities in the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK.BILLIE HUNTER is RCM Professor of Midwifery in the Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK.

'One of the many strengths of the book is that it focuses on nursing and midwifery, discussing the tensions between these professions and offering a balanced exploration of the similarities and differences between them.' - Rachel Sales, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of the West of England, UK 'I would recommend this book to my undergraduate students as a way of putting their chosen profession in context. It is comparative, it covers major developments succinctly, and attempts to link historical features to contemporary issues and debate.' - Tania McIntosh, Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Nottingham, UK

• Nursing and Midwifery: Historical Approaches;  A.Borsay  &  B.Hunter  PART I: NURSING 1700-2000Nursing, 1700-1830: Families, Communities, Institutions;  A.BorsayNursing, 1830-1920: Forging a Profession;  C.E.HallettNursing, 1920-2000: The Dilemmas of Professionalization;  A.Hull  PART II: MIDWIFERY 1700-2000 Midwifery, 1700-1800: The Man-Midwife as Competitor;  H.KingMidwifery, 1800-1920: The Journey to Registration;  A.NuttallMidwifery, 1920-2000: The Reshaping of a Profession;  B.Hunter  PART III: COMPARING NURSING AND MIDWIFERYInternational Comparisons: The Nursing-Midwifery Interface;  W.Connerton  &  P.D'AntonioNursing and Midwifery: An Uneasy Alliance or Natural Bedfellows?;  B.Hunter  &  A.BorsayEpilogue: Contemporary Challenges;  J.Sandall  &  A.M.Rafferty.