Kong Tai Heong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kong Tai Heong

Chinese-Hawaiian physician

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1875

Place of Birth: Huizhou, Guangdong, China

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1951

Profession: midwife, obstetrician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Kong Tai Heong

  • 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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