"Fit to Be a Midwife": Protestantism, Moral Character, and the State Supervision of Black Lay Midwives, 1931–1946

Scholars of religion and medicine have discussed the rise of scientific birthing while also capturing the significance of religion among Black midwives in the American South. Yet they have seldom discussed the place of Protestantism and African American Protestantism in state-sponsored midwifery pro...

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Main Author: Drake, Jamil W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2023
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-114
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