title: Midwives and their role in the reduction of direct obstetric deaths during the late nineteenth century: the Sundsvall region of Sweden (1860-1890).
authors.affiliation: Department of History, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's NL A1C 5S7, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008880:Midwifery / Q000266:history*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000266:history; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history; D013548:Sweden