Hawaiʻi’s First Nurse Midwife: The Groundbreaking Legacy of Alice Ting Hong Young
Minority Nurse
JULY 25, 2025
She inspected midwife bags to ensure all the necessary equipment was present and clean, and she followed up on reports of lay midwives practicing without a license. The Kohlers retired to Hawaii in the mid-1960s. Young visited every midwife in the Territory at least twice a year, observing and demonstrating new techniques.
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