PROFESSIONS HISTORY

About Midwives and Midwifery
A collection of net links on the history of midwives and midwifery, from About.com.
womenshistory.about.com

A History of Midwifery in North Carolina
A general timeline of important dates, statistics and legislation passed by the state.
www.geocities.com

Kate Sheppard Midwifery - History of Midwifery
Features a brief general overview as well as focusing on New Zealand's past to the recent present.
www.ksmidwifery.co.nz

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

The History of Midwifery and Childbirth - A Time Line
Offers a time line of childbirth and midwifery in America. Includes further links to books of interest and organizations mentioned within.
www.midwiferytoday.com

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.
dohistory.org

Contributions by the Midwives of Antiquity to the Art and Science of Modern Medicine
Article which lists and gives brief descriptions of notable practitioners from ancient through to new world times. Also details the changeable attitudes towards the profession.
www.collegeofmidwives.org

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.
www.ualberta.ca

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.
www.nursingadvocacy.org