https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jufd383d

    • mrbigcheese [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      yes midwives during this time could apply outside of hospital settings, as in not a medical professional but someone who helps women give birth and care for them, as was most common in rural places. This isnt referring to the legal abortions that were available to women administered by medical professionals in legal hospital settings.