History

A History of Midwifery in North Carolina
A : general : timeline : of : important : dates, : statistics : and : legislation : passed : by : the : state.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/5754/history.html

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

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

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.
http://www.collegeofmidwives.org/legal_legislative01/HxMfryIndex01/antiqmdw.htm

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

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

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

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/

Midwives of Washington
Offers : a : complete : timeline : from : 1917 : through : to : the : present : day.
http://www.midwivesofwa.org/mwhistory1.htm

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

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.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/timeline.asp

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.
http://dohistory.org/martha/index.html