Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

I have an ancestor whose given profession in the 1880s was midwifery. She lived in Warrington. I always thought that midwifery was undertaken by untrained local women.Am I right, or could she have worked for a hospital and undergone any training? Was there a St Catherine's Hospital in Warrington?

Thanks for linking Bert, this subject seems to be very popular lately.

I hadn't realised it was a topical issue. Thanks for the links. My ancestor Mary Hazelhurst was described as a midwife in the 1861 census.