Historical Series - International Journal of Domiciliary Midwifery

Citations for the 
Political
History
of
Midwifery

Friend Carol Knight, MD, CPM
(homebirth physician & midwife)
and faith gibson, Licensed Community Midwife

1881-1953


Citation Key -- Historical and Contemporary References


Contributions of Midwives of Antiquity to the Art and Science of Modern Medicine


Comments by Physicians about Midwives and Midwifery - 1911- 1932


Clinical Material -- the major motive for the Elimination of Midwives by Medical Politicians


Controversies and resistance by doctors to the Formal Training of Midwives


Deadly Trio -- Misogyny, Midwifery & the "Morale" of Medical Doctors


*Derogatory Statement about Midwives by the Medical Establishment 1881 - 1925


Domiciliary Maternity Care -- early 1900s -- also called "Outdoor Services"
hospital and medical school affiliated, superior safety stats to "in house" services


Economic Issues -- Arguments by Physicians against Independent Midwives


Historical Methods of Accountability for Midwives by Health Department Official VS. Mandatory Supervision of Midwives by Doctors


The Use of the Law and Licensing* to Pursue an Anti-Midwife Agenda


Nursing, Midwifery and the Medical Profession 1911 through 1922


Tension and Controversies Surrounding Physician Education and its relationship with the establishment of Training Schools for Midwives


*Propaganda Campaign against Midwives -- the Department of Dirty Tricks


Professional Aspirations and the Irrational Rationales of Medical Men


*Statistical Comparison of Birth Attendants (Physician and Midwife) and the Validation of the Midwifery Model of Care


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