“Called Her Women Together” Home Birth in Maine

Author (Your Name)

Margaret Kruithoff, Colby CollegeFollow

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Honors Thesis (Open Access)

Department

Colby College. American Studies Program

Advisor(s)

Margaret McFadden

Second Advisor

Elizabeth Leonard

Abstract

Nine months ago, I set out to write a thesis on childbirth: hippies having their babies in the woods, hospital politics, and women’s rights. The final product is very different than what I had intended. Instead of finding crazy hippies in the woods, I found a community of kind and skilled midwives and loving, openhearted mothers. I am deeply indebted to these inspiring women for their stories and wisdom, which fill the pages of this thesis. Interviewing these mothers, midwives, and home birth advocates was a tremendously empowering experience for me, a young woman.

Keywords

midwife, women's rights, childbirth

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