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Before the state of Colorado began registering births in , new babies were recorded in the logbooks of the doctors or midwives who delivered them.

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Before women went to hospitals to deliver their children, midwives traveled by horse and buggy or sleigh, day or night, through downpours and snowstorms to help mothers bring new life into the world at home. Before medical specialization, Dr. Today, Colorado has more than certified midwives who build their work on a tradition of expertise, love, and care provided in the past by Dr.

This is the story of three Colorado health professionals who cared for mothers and babies before, during, and after pregnancies, making every new Coloradan a special delivery. Some of the materials in our collection reflect positions, norms, and values that are no longer—or never were—consistent with those of History Colorado formerly the Colorado Historical Society or its staff.

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