Episode 26 Midwives and Doctors in Science and Culture

Episode 26 Midwives and Doctors in Science and Culture

July 2, 2026 · 22 min

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This episode explores the marginalization of midwives by doctors in birth medicine and discusses their differing approaches.

In this episode of Butterfly Arose I read about and think through in some more depth the way doctors essentially pushed midwives to the margins of birth medicine. I talk about the different approaches of doctors and direct-entry midwives, and my own thoughts about the current situation.

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