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AYIT Part 2: A Brief Overview of the state of Midwifery in the 1800s

Dec 7, 2021 · 14 min read · 1800s 1700s Maternal Mortality Infant Mortality Midwifery Health of the Nation Sarah Stone Birth Irvine Loudon midwives Royal College of Surgeons 1825 Sairey Gamp The Society of Apothecaries The College of Physcians 1902 Midwives act 1852 1872 1858 Obstetrical Society Sarah Fox Margaret Brazier Lying-in Dr William Farr Ladies Medical College Florence Nigthingale Lord Shaftsbury Regulation Midwives Act Women's Health ·
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Figure 1. Photograph of Mrs Mcdonald, a midwife in Argyll, c1866. © National Records of Scotland(GD1/1208/1/52). Martha used to come, the midwife. She wasn't certified or anything, but she was one of the good old midwives and it was only a few shillings for a confinement. I've heard m'mother say that she used to give …

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