Midwives and women's worlds in rural communities

Midwives in rural communities care for people during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, care for newborns, and support women's sexual and reproductive health throughout life. The lessons answer how midwives' roles connect with women's worlds and what shapes that relationship. They consider care, community and access across different settings.

3 articles, 1 video, 1 book · about 56 min of reading and viewing

The reading path

1. Read
   The Availability of Midwifery Care in Rural United States Communities - PMC · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 24 min read

   A study of midwifery care in rural United States communities says greater investment in access is needed for pregnant residents of rural communities particularly impacted by urban bias, poverty, and structural racism. Previous research reports that BIPOC rural residents and people in socioeconomically disadvantaged rural communities have limited access to pregnancy-related and birth-related care, including midwifery care and other evidence-based birth support services.

2. Read
   

   How a French Midwife Solved a Public Health Crisis - JSTOR Daily · JSTOR Daily · 9 min read

   In some areas, the town midwife was an experienced, revered member of the community. It was insulting for them to be lumped in with ill-qualified practitioners.

3. Read
   

   the role of midwives in rural communities · Wikipedia · 17 min read

   Country midwives had high literacy rates by the 1660s, remarkable when female literacy was very low during this period.

4. Watch
   

   The culture war between doctors and midwives, explained · YouTube · 6 min watch

   Midwives have been at the center of a culture war in America, one rooted in race and class. The US uses midwives less than other affluent countries do, and the history behind that gap explains differences in maternal health care.

5. Book
   

   The Midwife's Revolt · Bookshop.org

   The Midwife's Revolt by Jodi Daynard is a novel about Lizzie Boylston, offering a fictional view of women's lives during the American Revolution.

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