Called to Deliver Black Midwives, Faith, and Childbirth in the American South, 1808-1950

In the quiet rooms where life began, far from hospitals, beyond the reach of doctors, some women answered a higher call.Called to Deliver is the powerful, untold story of the Black midwives who shaped childbirth in the American South for over a century. Guided by faith, armed with experience, and trusted by entire communities, these women delivered generations into the world, often in the face of ...