Maria Nubsen (c,1780–1852) was a Norwegian midwife. She served as midwife in Christiania for nearly fifty years.

Maria Nubsen
Born
Maria Christensdatter Hansen

c.1780
Died1852 (aged 71–72)
Christiania, Norway
Alma materFødselsstiftelsen, Copenhagen
Occupationmidwife
Years active1801–1850
Painting (1843) of a scene from the Stortorvet marketplace by Ludvig Wilhelm Theodor Bratz. Among the portrayed persons are madame Nubsen, Henrik Wergeland, Johan Fjeldsted Dahl and Erik Røring Møinichen

She was a daughter of Christen Hansen, and married Lars Nubsen in 1801. After receiving education at Fødselsstiftelsen 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 Fødselsstiftelsen in Christiania [no] from 1818 to 1831, the foundation's first midwife.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Maria Christensdatter Nubsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ^ Boye, Else. "Maria Nubsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 August 2018.