Karen Cushman

The Midwife’s Apprentice, by Karen Cushman Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech

Karen

Karen has published seven books since Karen started writing at age 50, including Newbery award winner THE MIDWIFE’S APPRENTICE.

Hafsah Faizal

Hafsah Faizal has published ten books since Hafsah Faizal started writing at age fifty, including Catherine Called Birdy, the Newbery Award winner The Midwife’s Apprentice, and Hafsah Faizal's newest title War and Millie McGonigle, set in San Diego,1941.

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In 1759, Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray published an early midwifery textbook, Abrégé de l'art des accouchements

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The story can be found in The Apprentice Fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hippocrates , the ancient Greek physician

Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, wrote about midwives, and historians have unearthed documents dating back to the Middle Ages that outline the midwifery regulations of the day.

by Gwyneth Hughes

the Midwife was written by Gwyneth Hughes (The Girl, Five Days) and directed by Emmy and BAFTA award-winner Brian Percival (Downton Abbey).

Rosamunde Pilcher

The story is about a wily linguist, a scatterbrained midwife, and a gladiator who is best friends with a. a. is written by a. famous English writer Rosamunde Pilcher.

by Paul McCartney

“Midwife” is a classical piece written by Paul McCartney and released on the 1999 album “Working Classical“.