Maria Nubsen (c,1780–1852) was a Norwegian
midwife. She served as midwife in
Christiania for nearly fifty years.
She was a daughter of Christen Hansen, and married Lars Nubsen in 1801. After receiving education at
Fødselsstiftelsen
Fødselsstiftelsen, also referred to as Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen (antiquated spelling: Fødsels- og Pleiestiftelsen; Literal translation: Maternity and Caring Institution), was a Danish maternity institution in Amaliegade in Copenhagen, Denma ...
in
Copenhagen, she was approved midwife in 1799. She was assigned as midwife in
Christiania from 1801, and practiced until about 1850, including an assignment for the
maternity institution from 1818 to 1831, the foundation's first midwife.
References
1780s births
1852 deaths
Norwegian midwives
Norwegian expatriates in Denmark
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