1711 in Sweden

Incumbents

Events

  • Great Northern War plague outbreak
  • The profession of midwifery is regulated and all future midwives are to be licensed by the Collegium Medicum after having been tutored by an already licensed midwife for a period of two years and passed the examination of a doctor before being allowed to practice their trade (until 1777, this applied only to the capital): the midwives are also banned from using instruments.[1]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Pia Höjeberg (2011). Jordemor. Barnmorska och barnaföderska. Barnafödandets historia i Sverige.. Stockholm: Carlssons Bokförlag. ISBN 978-91-7331-413-8


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