A Higher Middle Way: Birth Philosophy at the Catholic Maternity Institute, 1944–1969

Drawing upon Catholic views of childbearing and the role of laywomen, the Medical Mission Sisters at the Catholic Maternity Institute (CMI) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, reconciled competing cultural and medical approaches to birth. Operating between 1944 and 1969, the CMI is noteworthy for starting the...

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Main Author: Howard, Agnes R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. [2021]
In: US catholic historian
Year: 2021, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-91
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Santa Fe
B Maternity
B Medical Mission Sisters
B New Mexico
B Family Life
B Catholic Maternity Institute
B Midwifery
B Motherhood
B Childbirth
B Prenatal Care
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