About Margaret Bethune

Margaret Bethune, born Margaret Peebles, was a Scottish midwife who kept a detailed register of almost 1300 births she attended in Largo parish in Fife. Her register survives as a rich record for the history of midwifery in Scotland.

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Margaret Bethune

Scottish midwife (1820–1887)

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