Photograph by Kathy Phillips
(October 1974)

A husband holds his wife's hand during delivery of their baby in Loretto Hospital in New Ulm, Minnesota.  There are two hospitals in the town, Union which is non-denominational and Loretto which is Catholic.  They have divided their services to specialize and give more efficient service.  New Ulm is a county seat trading center of 13,000 in a farming area of South Central Minnesota.  It was founded in 1854 by a group of German immigrants.

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