Frontier Nursing Service

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Active 1911
Active 1976

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FNS was founded in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge and known initially as the Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies. It operated as a horseback brigade of nurse-midwives in its early years, providing health care services for mountain women during pregnancy and for their children.

From the description of Records, 1911-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191916762

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