The trials of Hanna Porn
The campaign to abolish midwifery in Massachusetts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugene Declercq (0000-0001-5411-3033, Merrimack College, corresponding author), E R Declercq |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1022-1028 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.84.6.1022 |
| PMID | 8203670 |
| OpenAlex | W2140969361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The case of Hanna Porn affords an opportunity to examine how the laws that led to the abolition of midwifery in Massachusetts evolved and were applied to the midwife whose case set the state legal precedent. Mrs Porn served primarily a Finnish-Swedish clientele of wives of laborers. The outcomes of the births she attended appear to have been positive, and she maintained a neonatal mortality rate of less than half that of local physicians. She also repeatedly defied court orders to stop practicing. Her case exemplifies the efforts that occurred nationally to abolish midwifery in the United States
Obstetrics · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medical History and Innovations · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |