A History of Midwifery in the United States

Helen Varney Burst is Professor Emeritus in the Yale University School of Nursing, USA where she was faculty in the nurse-midwifery program from 1979-2004. Ms. Varney Burst directed nurse-midwifery education programs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the Medical University of South Carolina, and Yale University; and served as a consultant to many others. Joyce E. Thompson, Professor Emeriti, University of Pennsylvania and Western Michigan University, USA received a BSN and MPH from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in nurse-midwifery from Maternity Center Association, a DrPH from Columbia University, and a certificate in Bioethics from the Kennedy Institute at Georgetown University.

Preface
Introduction
Section I: Early History of Midwifery in the United States (1600s-1940s)
Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: The Early Voices of Midwives
Chapter 2: Silencing the Early Voices of Midwives 1600s-1800s
Chapter 3: Silencing the Early Voices of Midwives late 1800s-early 1900s
Chapter 4: Silencing the Early Voices of Midwives late 1910s-early 1940s
Section II: History of Nurse-Midwifery in the United States (1920s-1956)
Introduction and Overview
Chapter 5: Nursing Roots
Chapter 6: The Nurse-Midwife Starts Practicing (1925-1954)
Chapter 7: Early Education for Nurse-Midwives (1920s-1954)
Chapter 8: Nurse-Midwifery Practice and Education (1955-1980s)
Section III: History of Direct Entry Midwifery in the United States (1970s-present)
Introduction and Overview
Chapter 9: Resurgence of Community Midwives
Chapter 10: Early Education Pathways for Lay and Direct Entry Midwives (1970s-1980s)
Chapter 11: ACNM and Direct Entry Midwifery Education (1978-1996)
Chapter 12: MANA and Director Entry Midwifery Education (1983-1991)