Midwives and Midwifery
How has the role of midwives evolved across cultures and centuries?
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29 mins
Explore how midwives have supported childbirth across cultures, blending medical skill with emotional grounding to guide mothers through one of life’s most powerful transitions. Discover the deep lineage of midwifery from ancient rituals and community care to today’s evidence-based practice that honors dignity, safety, and human connection.
Ep 1:
The Wise Women Who Healed
From medieval Europe to the Aztec sweat bath, discover the forgotten power of midwives—the wise women who once held life and death in their skilled hands.
Ep 2:
Men, Manuals, and Witch Hunts
As male 'accoucheurs' entered the birth chamber and education campaigns took hold, a darker history emerges: healers accused of witchcraft, and knowledge violently suppressed.
Discussions (12)
Noah
Level 6 · 7 mo agoSo men took over the industry once it paid well but i notice they dropped the laundry and cooking duties real fast. Guess that part wasnt 'medical' enough for the fancy doctors.
Arnold
Level 7 · 7 mo agoThat 93% stat is outdated.
Lynn
Level 9 · 7 mo agoForceps were a grift lol
