{"id":140,"date":"2016-10-17T17:50:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T06:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2022-10-11T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T03:37:19","slug":"crown-street-womens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/crown-street-womens-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown Street Women&#8217;s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5a9d0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e5a9d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf5910\" data-id=\"5cf5910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6000308e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6000308e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Crown Street Women&#8217;s Hospital &#8211;\u00a0A history<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-138 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"crown-street\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-830x1270.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-230x352.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-350x535.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street-480x734.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.judithgodden.id.au\/jg1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Crown-Street.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe history of Sydney&#8217;s pioneering maternity hospital is also a history of medical care for women in Australia, from the days of untrained midwives to alternative birthing units.\r\n<div class=\"product-description\">\r\n\r\nCrown Street Women&#8217;s Hospital was the largest maternity hospital in Australia. Situated in the heart of Surry Hills, it was the hospital where the poorest women in Sydney went to have their babies.\r\n\r\nFounded in 1893, it took in young women with nowhere else to go, and it had a long history of caring for Aboriginal women and babies, and later also immigrant women. In its final years, &#8216;Crown Street&#8217; as it was affectionately known, made a name for itself treating drug-addicted pregnant women. Known from its early years as an innovative institution, some of Australia&#8217;s leading obstetricians, nurses were proud to work there, and it was the home of many innovations in women&#8217;s health such as Australia&#8217;s first alternative birth centre. When the decision was made to close it down, there was a public uproar and demonstrations in the streets.\r\n\r\nThe history of Crown Street is the history of Sydney&#8217;s underbelly. From grief over forced adoptions, the steady stream of botched abortions, to the stories of women and babies restored to health, and of the staff and army of volunteers, we see the powerful role this single institution played in the lives of many women across the city.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\r\nISBN: 9781743318409\r\nPublisher &#8211; Allen &amp; Unwin\r\nImprint &#8211; Allen &amp; Unwin\r\nPublish Date &#8211; January 2017\r\nPage Extent &#8211; 400\r\nFormat: Paperback &#8211; C format\r\n<h3>Purchase<\/h3>\r\nThis book is available from good bookshops (eg State Library bookshop), the author, and Allen &amp; Unwin at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/books\/general-books\/history\/Crown-Street-Womens-Hospital-Judith-Godden-9781743318409\">https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/books\/general-books\/history\/Crown-Street-Womens-Hospital-Judith-Godden-9781743318409<\/a>\u00a0.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crown Street Women&#8217;s Hospital &#8211;\u00a0A history The history of Sydney&#8217;s pioneering maternity hospital is also a history of medical care for women in Australia, from the days of untrained midwives to alternative birthing units. 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