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1. A History of Midwifery in North Carolina [ Report dead link ]

A general timeline of important dates, statistics and legislation passed by the state.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/5754/history.html

2. About Midwives and Midwifery [ Report dead link ]

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

http://womenshistory.about.com/msubmidwife.htm

3. Biography of Mary Breckinridge [ Report dead link ]

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

4. Contributions by the Midwives of Antiquity to the Art and Science of Modern Medicine [ Report dead link ]

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

5. Delivering Childbirth - The Orlando Project [ Report dead link ]

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

6. Kate Sheppard Midwifery - History of Midwifery [ Report dead link ]

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

7. MidwifeInfo.com - A Short History of Midwifery [ Report dead link ]

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