In addition to the Abbbess Delivered, Mary also acts as midwife in "The
Pilgrim of Mont St. Michel." A pregant pilgrim can't keep up with her
group and gets caught in the tide. Mary protects her from drowning and
safely delivers the child. There's also a story of a Jewish woman helped
through difficult labor by the Virgin. These appear in more than one
collection. If you're interested, I'll chase down the references.
Laurel Broughton
University of Vermont
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