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.
Midwifery in Wisconsin - Covers the period from 1850 - 1905. Describes general practices and includes a list for further reading.
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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