Mary Eaves

Mary Ann Eaves (1805/6 – 1875) was an English midwife. She is known for the register she kept of the 5029 births she attended throughout her 28-year career, which constitutes a primary source for the study of nineteenth-century midwifery.[1]

  1. ^ Wishart, B. (2000). The Midwife's Register: Mary Eaves, Midwife of Spon End, Coventry 1847–1875.