| A History of Midwifery in North Carolina: A general timeline of important dates, statistics and legislation passed by the state. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Kate Sheppard Midwifery - History of Midwifery: Features a brief general overview as well as focusing on New Zealand's past to the recent present. | |
| 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. | |
| Midwifery in Wisconsin: Covers the period from 1850 - 1905. Describes general practices and includes a list for further reading. | |
| Midwives of Washington: Offers a complete timeline from 1917 through to the present day. | |
| Royal College Of Midwives: History: Details the roots, challenges and emergence of the RCM in the UK from 1881 to the present day. | |
| 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. | |
| 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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