A selection of websites and online resources around the history of midwifery and childbirth (not exclusively Australian)
Heritage & Archive Collections
A selection of historic archives & artefact collections around midwifery, obstetrics & gynaecology, childbirth, contraception and other related topics.
Historic texts
A selection of classic midwifery, obstetrics & gynaecology textbooks, some with links to fully digitised copies
Midwifery records
A selection of historic midwifery, records and documents, some with links to fully digitised copies
The Midwife’s Tale: Oral history
A unique and colourful series of oral history recordings and transcripts, collected in the UK in the 1980’s & 1990’s by Nicky Leap & Billie Hunter
Genealogy & ‘doing’ history
Links for genealogy resources to find midwives & nurses in the archives and your family history