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Narrator recalls maternal risk, midwifery limits and isolation for rural Montana women
3347997 · May 16, 2025
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The interviewee described high maternal and childhood mortality, limited medical options in childbirth, and social isolation experienced by rural women in the early 20th century.
The interviewee recounted maternal and child health risks in early 20th-century rural Montana, saying that midwives could not perform surgical interventions and that many women died in childbirth.
The speaker described social isolation for rural women—long distances…
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