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History
It was founded by Miss Edith May in 1897 as the Maternity Nursing Mission to provide properly qualified midwives to attend poor women in their own homes during pregnancy and childbirth (The Times, 27 November 1901)
In 1901 it was reported that 257 cases had been attended during the past year, 40 more than the previous year; as a result, the institution’s finances were in deficit for the first time (The Times, 27 November 1901)
It was taken over by the National Health Service in 1948 and London County Council in 1954
It apparently no longer exists
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What was reforming about it?
It was founded to try to improve professional standards among midwives
At the time it was estimated that two-thirds of deaths from childbirth were preventable (The Times, 27 November 1901)
Where in Bloomsbury
Its work was carried out in the parishes of St Andrew, Holborn and St Jude, Gray’s Inn Road
It was also based in Bloomsbury for at least part of its existence; in 1901 its headquarters were at 5 Little James Street (The Times, 27 November 1901)
It later moved to Myddelton Square, in the City of London (Charities Digest, 1907)
Website of current institution
It no longer exists
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Books about it
None found
Archives
Its records (twentieth-century only) are held in London Metropolitan Archives, ref. H33/MNA; details are available online via Access to Archives (opens in new window)
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