Kong Tai Heong (April 25, 1875 – August 11, 1951) was a trained obstetrician who was the first Chinese woman to practice medicine in Hawaii. Also certified as a midwife, she delivered babies for the Hawaiian, Portuguese and Chinese populations in Honolulu, practicing for over fifty years. In 1946, she was credited by Robert Ripley as having delivered more babies than any other private practitioner in the United States.
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25 April 1875 Waichow, Guangdong, Qing China
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Died |
11 August 1951 (aged 76) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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