Help for Midwives

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A booklet, published by the Virginia State Department of Health, called "Help for Midwives," owned by midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The cover is white paper with blue threads, and the interior pages are white. The booklet is printed in black ink throughout and has several illustrations. The book is 32 pages long, and outlines legal, safety, and other information concerning midwifery. It is dated 1936.

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