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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains
S1 E1 - 56m 20s
In 1925, Mrs. Mary Carson Breckinridge led a team of spirited women to Leslie County, Kentucky and established a demonstration of providing unprecedented healthcare to rural Appalachia. Together, they improved the maternal and infant mortality rates, losing just two maternal patients over a span of 12 years.
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S1 E1 - 30s
In 1925, Mrs. Mary Carson Breckinridge led a team of spirited women to Leslie County, Kentucky and established a demonstration of providing unprecedented healthcare to rural Appalachia. Together, they improved the maternal and infant mortality rates, losing just two maternal patients over a span of 12 years.
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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains
Tuesday
May 21
1 Hour
The trials and triumphs of the Frontier Nursing Service, which was established in 1925 to bring health care to rural Appalachia by using horses as transportation over mountainous terrain.
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