The following article is from a special issue of Helios entitled Rescuing Creusa: New Methodological Approaches to Women in Antiquity, (Helios, New Series 13(2), 1986, pp. 69-84). This article is particular enlightening not only for its detailed discussion of midwives and maternity care, but also because it examines the gap between professional care (the midwifes and doctors) and folk medicine.

What is Midwifery: History This collection of links is meant to provide an eclectic and, hopefully, informative look at the roots of midwifery. The majority of this focus is for the Western world, though if I am able to find links from other parts of the world, I will most certainly list them here. Anatomical Manikins and Diagnostic Dolls It has been suggested that manikins such as these may ...