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Era (Birth Year)

This dimension groups healers by the year they were born, showing which generation of medicine they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "both the role of doctors and the meaning of the word itself vary around the world," a role that has looked different in every generation of medical practice. Browsing by birth year lets a visitor compare healers from the same generation.

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Era First Practiced
1880 1
Tradition or Region
Western biomedicine 1
Era (Birth Year)
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1. Obstetrics (Wikipedia)
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  • Obstetrics, late 19th century formalization, era
    Before the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.
  • Obstetrics, late 19th century formalization, region
    Before the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.
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