History
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About Midwives and Midwifery
A collection of net links on the history of midwives and midwifery, from About.com.
http://womenshistory.about.com/msubmidwife.htm
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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.
http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/press/breckinridge.html
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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.
http://www.ualberta.ca/ORLANDO/Childbirth.htm
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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.
http://www.midwifeinfo.com/history.php
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Midwifery in Wisconsin
Covers the period from 1850 - 1905. Describes general practices and includes a list for further reading.
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~dalbello/FLVA/voices/839/voices/midwives/
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Midwives of Washington
Offers a complete timeline from 1917 through to the present day.
http://www.midwivesofwa.org/mwhistory1.htm
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Royal College Of Midwives: History
Details the roots, challenges and emergence of the RCM in the UK from 1881 to the present day.
http://www.rcm.org.uk/data/about/data/general/history.htm
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