This year's World Health Day is dedicated to nurses and midwives across the globe. Gratitude for the work they do, and sacrifices made, has rarely been felt more keenly in recent times.⁠ In 1951, photojournalist W. Eugene Smith followed nurse-midwife Maude Callen for six weeks, as she cared for patients across a deprived area of America. The pictures he produced were to have a profound effect on both Smith and the life of Nurse Maude. For the full story, see gettyarchive.⁠ 📷: W. Eugene Smith/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images | life | 1951 | #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive⁠ ⁠ #worldhealthday #worldhealthday2020 #weugenesmith #lifemagazine #photojournalism #reportage #photoessay #nursing #nurse #socialhistory #socialdocumentary #documentaryphotography #healthcare #compassion #humanistphotography #concernedphotography #maudecallen #photoarchive #archivephoto #gettyimages⁠