Table 1: Statistics Concerning Appalachian Midwives

Table 1: Statistics Concerning Appalachian Midwives

Grannies Mothers, and Babies: An Examination of Traditional Southern Appalachian Midwifery

A table concerning data retrieved for a study done on Appalachian midwives in the 20th century

Shaunna Scott
University of California (Berkley)

Scott, Shaunna. “Grannies, Mothers and Babies: An Examination of Traditional Southern Appalachian Midwifery.” Central Issues in Anthropology, vol. 4, no. 2, 1982, pp. 17–30., doi:10.1525/cia.1982.4.2.17.

Central Issues in Anthropology

Issue published in 1982

Table of data

Data concerning 84 midwives,
61 of whom practiced in eastern Kentucky
(specifically in Floyd, Knott, Leslie, McCreary, Owsley and Pike counties)
The remainder worked in West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and northern Georgia. These
women practiced primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, though a few continued midwifery activities into the 1940s and 1950s. Information was
obtained through personal and telephone interviews conducted by the
U.S. Department of Labor, ChildrenT
s Bureau, [1918; 1923],
Mary Breckinridge, [1923], Patti Rose, [1971], Karen Cox,
[1973], Luther Frazier, [1974], Linda Green, [1978] and this author, Shaunna Scott. When, because of death or illness, the midwife was unavailable for interview, information was obtained
from daughters, neighbors or clients. Information concerning 8 of this
sample was gathered from such sources.

An Examination of Traditional Southern Appalachian Midwifery

Table 1. Statistics Concerning Appalachian Midwives