Midwives 1960's

Hi I'm looking for stories about midwives in 1960's Can any one help?

Cheers

Julie

no story she just pushed my wife to one side of the be and laid down beside her and went to sleep with a wake when your ready i just had to sit up all night now at 54 she still lives down the st (thats my daughter that is Not the midwife)

My lovely Mum used to tell the story of when she was in labour with me in 1960. I was her second baby and was to be born at home in Stannington.

When she thought 'it was time' she sent my Dad to the nearest phone box with a handful of old pennies to phone the local midwife who arrived on her bicycle half an hour later - only just in time !

She was called Nurse McNamara I believe (known locally as Nurse Mac).

Nurse Mac lived in Loxley a wonderful midwife nothing too much trouble.

Nurse Hesketh looked after the Wybourn, being the second oldest boy of six I was sent to give her updates on mums labour, she had a car ( Morris 1000??? ) and it was one of very few on the estate at that time.

Isn't it amazing just how much is locked at the back of your mind?

Happy Days.

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