Association for Women in Science http://www.awis.org/
Midwives Alliance: North America http://mana.org/
American Medical Women’s Association http://www.amwa-doc.org/
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
Ehrenreich, Barbara, and Deirdre English. Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers. 2nd ed. Old Westbury, N.Y.: Feminist, 1973. Print.
Images
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History of Midwifery
In Text
Rooks, Judith. “Brief History of Midwifery in the West.” In Midwifery and Childbirth in America. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997.
Towler, Jean, and Joan Bramall. “Midwives in Early History.” In Midwives in History and Society. London: Croom Helm, 1986.
Ehrenreich, Barbara, and Deirdre English. “Women and the Rise of the American Medical Profession.” In Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers. 2nd ed. Old Westbury, N.Y.: Feminist Press, 1973.
“How to Become a Registered Nurse Midwife.” Education Portal. Accessed December 2, 2014. http://education-portal.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Registered_Nurse_Midwife.html.
Alvarez, Alexandra. “Trends in Midwifery in the United States.” Digital Commons @ Cal Poly. March 1, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2014. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/socssp/141/.
Rochman, Bonnie, and Bonnie Rochman. “Midwife Mania? More U.S. Babies than Ever Are Delivered by Midwives | TIME.com.” Time. June 25, 2012. Accessed December 9, 2014. http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/25/midwife-mania-more-u-s-babies-than-ever-are-delivered-by-midwives/.
Rosenthal, Elizabeth. “Getting Insurance to Pay for Midwives.” Well Getting Insurance to Pay for Midwives Comments. July 3, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2014. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/getting-insurance-to-pay-for-midwives/?_r=0.
“Implementation of the Affordable Care Act.” ACNM. Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.midwife.org/Implementation-of-the-Affordable-Care-Act.
Images
“Greek Birth.” Kicki Hansard’s Doula Courses. Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.birthblissdoulacourses.co.uk/blog.
“Agnodike.” Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/images/banque/zoom/anmpx09x0017
“Birth in 1700s.” Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/hommedia.ashx?id=10173&size=Small.
“Forceps.” Accessed December 9, 2014. https://humanwithuterus.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/forcepsdelivery.jpg.
“Florence Nightingale.” Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/20/open-hospital-windows-stem-infections.
“Nurses and Midwives (per 1,000 People).” Data. Accessed December 9, 2014. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.NUMW.P3?display=map.
“Figure 7.” Accessed December 9, 2014. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycampbe/physiciansback.gif.
“Mary Breckinridge.” Accessed December 9, 2014. http://bizlex.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fontiernursing1.jpg.
History of the Epidural
In text
Ainsworth, Steve. “The Birth Of The Epidural.” Midwives 17.2 (2014): 26-27. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
Osterman, Martin MJ. “Epidural and spinal anesthesia use during labor: 27-state reporting area” (2008). Europe Pubmed Central. Web. Dec 2. 2014.
Images
Epidural. Digital image. Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Techniques. Delft University of Technology, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
Medical Education in the US
In text
Boulis, Ann K., and Jerry A. Jacobs. The Changing Face of Medicine: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America. Ithaca: ILR, 2008. Print.
Ehrenreich, Barbara, and Deirdre English. Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers. 2nd ed. Old Westbury, N.Y.: Feminist, 1973. Print.
Pololi, Linda H., and Sandra J. Jones. “Women Faculty: An Analysis of Their Experiences in Academic Medicine and Their Coping Strategies.” Gender Medicine 7.5 (2010): 438-50. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550857910001002>.
Rosenthal, Lisa, Sheri Levy, and Bonita London. “In Pursuit of the MD: The Impact of Role Models, Identity Compatibility, and Belonging Among Undergraduate Women.” Sex Roles68 (2013): 464-73. Web. 7 Dec. 2014. <http://er.lib.msu.edu/>.
“Table 1: Medical Students, Selected Years, 1965-2013” from “The State of Women in Academic Medicine: The Pipeline and Pathways to Leadership, 2013-2014.” AAMC: Tomorrow’s Doctors, Tomorrow’s Cures. Association of American Medical Colleges, 1 Jan. 2010. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <https://www.aamc.org/download/411782/data/2014_table1.pdf>.
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“Distribution of Medical School Faculty by Gender and Rank, 2003”. AAMC Faculty Roster via Women in Health Sciences. Washington University: St. Louis. May 2003. Web. 9 Dec. 2014 <http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/stats/academic.htm>.
“Mapping Paid Maternity Leave” from US Paid Maternity Leave Versus the Rest of the World, in Two Disturbing Charts. ThinkProgress. 31 July, 2014. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/07/30/3465922/paid-family-leave/>.
Maygrier, Jacques P. “Vaginal Examination in the Vertical Position”. Nouvelles demonstrations d’accouchements. Wellcome Library, London. Published: 1825. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/result.html?*sform=wellcome-images&_IXACTION_=query&%24%3Dtoday=&_IXFIRST_=1&%3Did_ref=M0017860&_IXSPFX_=templates/t&_IXFPFX_=templates/t&_IXMAXHITS_=1>.
“Percentage of Active Physicians who are Female by Specialty”. AMA Physician Masterfile. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) via The Boston Globe. 2010. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/02/25/female-surgeons-say-explicit-gender-bias-rare-but-subtler-obstacles-still-exist-boston/U5044WUVVCKbxlqX0OLTRI/igraphic.html>.
“Percent of Female Osteopathic Physicians, 1985-2013”. Diversity Among Osteopathic Physicians. American Osteopathic Association. 31 May, 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/about/aoa-annual-statistics/Pages/diversity-among-osteopathic-physicians.aspx>.
Midwives In Asia
In text
Rozario, Santi. “Contaminating States: Midwifery, Childbearing, and the State in Rural North India.” The Daughters of Hāritī: Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia. London: Routledge, 2002. 95. Print.
Samuel, Geoffrey. “The Daughters of Hariti Today.” The Daughters of Hāritī: Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia. London: Routledge, 2002. 95. Print.
Images
Hariti. Digital image. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., June 2014. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
Cecil, Charles O. Bodhnath, Nepal. Shrine to the Goddess Ajima, or Hariti. Digital image. Age Fotostock. N.p., 29 Feb. 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
Hariti. Digital image. Deities Daily. Tumblr, 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
Mukhopadhya, Soma. The Dai of West Bengal. Digital image. Female Empowerment and the Traditional Midwives of India. Midwifery of Today, the Heart and Science of Birth, Sept.-Oct. 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
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