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  • Title: History of midwifery in New Mexico: partnership between curandera-parteras and the New Mexico Department of Health.
    Author: Ortiz FM.
    Journal: J Midwifery Womens Health; 2005; 50(5):411-7. PubMed ID: 16154069.
    Abstract:
    Curandera-parteras (traditional Hispanic midwives) have been in northern New Mexico since before its statehood. In the 1930s, the New Mexico Department of Health began a valuable relationship with the curandera-parteras through the Midwife Consultant Program. This article describes the relationship between the curandera-parteras and the New Mexico Department of Health originating in the 1920s. The amenable and effective working relationship achieved between curandera-parteras and public health during this time period helped create the positive support for midwifery that is apparent in New Mexico today.
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