Midwifery Status in the United States and Denmark: A Matter of Inclusion in the Medicalized Model of Childbirth
Lucy Chechik is a fourth year Chemistry major from Minneapolis, MN. After Grinnell, she wants to become a physician focused on maternal health. “The difficult thing for us to realize is the position of trust and respect in which the midwife is held in Denmark” –Dr. Dorothy Mendenhall, 1928 [1]. In the early 1920s, Dr.… Read more Midwifery Status in the United States and Denmark: A Matter of Inclusion in the Medicalized Model of Childbirth
