This dimension sorts healers by their profession or role, a physician, a surgeon, a nurse or a traditional healer. Wikipedia notes that a medical doctor is "a health professional who practices medicine," one of several distinct roles that healers have held throughout history. Browsing by profession compares healers who did the same kind of work.
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Era First Practiced Tradition or Region Profession/Role
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1. Obstetrics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaObstetrics, 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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