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Dr. Coughlin, Director of the pre-natal clinic, taking measurements of a patient with calipers during an exam.

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Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF4
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Subject Term
Physicians
Medical personnel
Pregnant women--Medical examinations
Periodic health examinations
Patients
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Maternal health services
Women's health services
Maternal and infant welfare
Pregnant women--Health and hygiene
Medical care
Public health
Calipers
Measuring instruments
Rites of passage
Rites
Practices
Belief and custom
Directors (Administrators)
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
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General Note
The Board initiated a midwife licensing program in 1931 to reduce infant mortality and to promote maternal and child health.

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Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Coughlin, Director of the pre-natal clinic, taking measurements of a patient with calipers during an exam. 1944 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/44488>, accessed 20 May 2025.
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Dr. Coughlin, Director of the pre-natal clinic, taking measurements of a patient with calipers during an exam. 1944 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 20 May. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/44488>
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