Short documentary which examines the background and current legal status of the Midwife in California. This program provides an overview history of midwifery, from the middle ages to the present. It traces the decline of traditional midwifery by women with the rise of the medical profession.|THE PECULIAR HISTORY OF MIDWIFERY / produced by Naomi Goffman. - SERIES: Midwifery 1992| no. 1 - Short documentary which examines the background and current legal status of the Midwife in California. This program provides an overview history of midwifery, from the middle ages to the present. It traces the decline of traditional midwifery by women with the rise of the medical profession. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 4 Jan. 1992.
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