About Midwives and Midwifery: A collection of net links on the history of midwives and midwifery, from About.com.
Biography of Mary Breckinridge: Regarded as the first to bring nurse-midwifery to the United States and founder of the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. Includes photographs, illustrations and a list of further reading.
Delivering Childbirth - The Orlando Project: Paper which researches novels written by women during the 18th century on the subject. Compares the realities with the way in which writings of the time presented the experience.
MidwifeInfo.com - A Short History of Midwifery: Describes the profession from ancient times onwards. Also provides information on the beginnings in America, the increasing medicalization of childbirth, modern nurse-midwifery and current trends. Further reading also offered.
Midwifery in Wisconsin: Covers the period from 1850 - 1905. Describes general practices and includes a list for further reading.
Midwives of Washington: Offers a complete timeline from 1917 through to the present day.
Who Was Martha Ballard?: Explores the diary of a midwife from the Massachusetts town of Oxford between the years of 1785 until 1813. Includes extracts, stories, themes and a search function.
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