Some folks have been surprised that midwives are so pro choice, but I'd say 99% of the midwives I've met (lots) are fiercely feminist.
October 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Some folks have been surprised that midwives are so pro choice, but I'd say 99% of the midwives I've met (lots) are fiercely feminist.
About 200 advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and midwives at UI Health could strike as early as next week.
Workers at UI Health deliver 10-day strike notice
www.chicagotribune.com
November 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
About 200 advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and midwives at UI Health could strike as early as next week.
Yes, they did. The term "witch" applied to both men and women. In Europe, many of the women were midwives. And many of the men were gay.
October 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Yes, they did. The term "witch" applied to both men and women. In Europe, many of the women were midwives. And many of the men were gay.
Victoria has Maternal Child Health Nurses who do this already. They are nurses, midwives and have postgrad qualifications in Child health and development.
November 2, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Victoria has Maternal Child Health Nurses who do this already. They are nurses, midwives and have postgrad qualifications in Child health and development.
Hmmm. Clamping. How long have midwives been clamping before cutting cords?
HMMM.
HMMM.
November 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Hmmm. Clamping. How long have midwives been clamping before cutting cords?
HMMM.
HMMM.
like when i was in hospital giving birth the midwives were all mid to great, but the nurses were all completely evil!!!! why!!!!
November 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
like when i was in hospital giving birth the midwives were all mid to great, but the nurses were all completely evil!!!! why!!!!
'The correspondence between midwives and medical faculty [are] a biographical and rhetorical topsoil that we can combine with other layers of evidence to reconstruct working people’s lives'.
Marek Maj on midwifery in pre-industrial Kraków.
Marek Maj on midwifery in pre-industrial Kraków.
Midwifery as Labour History
Marek Maj examines the lives of midwives in early-nineteenth-century Kraków and interprets their letters as a labour history archive.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
'The correspondence between midwives and medical faculty [are] a biographical and rhetorical topsoil that we can combine with other layers of evidence to reconstruct working people’s lives'.
Marek Maj on midwifery in pre-industrial Kraków.
Marek Maj on midwifery in pre-industrial Kraków.
Most midwives are women. I assume that means that most newborns are girls.
October 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Most midwives are women. I assume that means that most newborns are girls.
“In New York, Gov Kathy Hochul has allowed licensed midwives to administer the measles vaccine as part of a recent disaster declaration responding to the state’s growing outbreak. Pennsylvania, however, does not allow vaccines to be provided by traditional midwives” — fix this today @governor.pa.gov
Doctors Say a Rare Kind of Measles Is on the Rise
Babies are catching measles in utero for the first time in decades.
www.theatlantic.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
“In New York, Gov Kathy Hochul has allowed licensed midwives to administer the measles vaccine as part of a recent disaster declaration responding to the state’s growing outbreak. Pennsylvania, however, does not allow vaccines to be provided by traditional midwives” — fix this today @governor.pa.gov
Marek Maj examines the lives of midwives in early-nineteenth-century Kraków and interprets their letters as a labour history archive.
Their stories 'reveal how thin the line between vocation and the compulsion to earn a living could be.'
Their stories 'reveal how thin the line between vocation and the compulsion to earn a living could be.'
Midwifery as Labour History
Marek Maj examines the lives of midwives in early-nineteenth-century Kraków and interprets their letters as a labour history archive.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Marek Maj examines the lives of midwives in early-nineteenth-century Kraków and interprets their letters as a labour history archive.
Their stories 'reveal how thin the line between vocation and the compulsion to earn a living could be.'
Their stories 'reveal how thin the line between vocation and the compulsion to earn a living could be.'
Schedule a call with the midwives. I’m ready to breed.
October 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Schedule a call with the midwives. I’m ready to breed.
of course! men have been and can be witches and midwives too! It's great to an example included 💚
November 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
of course! men have been and can be witches and midwives too! It's great to an example included 💚
Refusing is a different move. The midwives Shiphrah and Puah refused Pharaoh. Dr. King openly broke unjust laws and took the penalty. Utah's Republican Lt. Gov. refused the DOJ's demand for voter data, and a judge dismissed the case.
November 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Refusing is a different move. The midwives Shiphrah and Puah refused Pharaoh. Dr. King openly broke unjust laws and took the penalty. Utah's Republican Lt. Gov. refused the DOJ's demand for voter data, and a judge dismissed the case.
#OTD in 1848, the Boston Female Medical College opened.
Founded by Samuel Gregory. He didn't support #WomensRights. Rather, he believed it was "unnatural" & an offense to female decency for male docs to assist women in childbirth. His plan was to train women to be midwives & nurses only. 🧵 #MedSky
Founded by Samuel Gregory. He didn't support #WomensRights. Rather, he believed it was "unnatural" & an offense to female decency for male docs to assist women in childbirth. His plan was to train women to be midwives & nurses only. 🧵 #MedSky
November 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
#OTD in 1848, the Boston Female Medical College opened.
Founded by Samuel Gregory. He didn't support #WomensRights. Rather, he believed it was "unnatural" & an offense to female decency for male docs to assist women in childbirth. His plan was to train women to be midwives & nurses only. 🧵 #MedSky
Founded by Samuel Gregory. He didn't support #WomensRights. Rather, he believed it was "unnatural" & an offense to female decency for male docs to assist women in childbirth. His plan was to train women to be midwives & nurses only. 🧵 #MedSky
Until 2022, Minnesota was one of the many states where it was a felony for APCs (advanced practice clinicians like nurse midwives with specialized training) to provide abortion care.
The court agreed with @genderjustice.us, which had sued the state: that ban violated our state constitution.
The court agreed with @genderjustice.us, which had sued the state: that ban violated our state constitution.
In 2025, APCs provided more than 360,000 abortions (90% uncertainty interval, 349,300–380,200) in the United States. This includes both procedural and medication abortion and both in-person and telehealth provision - almost a third of all abortions nationwide. www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/a...
Advanced Practice Clinicians Play a Critical Role in US Abortion Provision
www.guttmacher.org
October 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Until 2022, Minnesota was one of the many states where it was a felony for APCs (advanced practice clinicians like nurse midwives with specialized training) to provide abortion care.
The court agreed with @genderjustice.us, which had sued the state: that ban violated our state constitution.
The court agreed with @genderjustice.us, which had sued the state: that ban violated our state constitution.
Emma Martin
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
@dohertyta.bsky.social
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
@dohertyta.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Emma Martin
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
@dohertyta.bsky.social
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
@dohertyta.bsky.social
'Unlike most other healthcare roles, including doctors, midwives and osteopaths, “psychotherapist” and “counsellor” are not protected titles nor statutorily regulated professions in the UK.
This means that anyone can call themselves a therapist without a qualification' ...
This means that anyone can call themselves a therapist without a qualification' ...
Independent commission calls for UK statutory regulation of counselling and psychotherapy in ‘watershed moment’
Exclusive: ‘Landmark’ report calls for regulation to boost confidence and protect public from abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
'Unlike most other healthcare roles, including doctors, midwives and osteopaths, “psychotherapist” and “counsellor” are not protected titles nor statutorily regulated professions in the UK.
This means that anyone can call themselves a therapist without a qualification' ...
This means that anyone can call themselves a therapist without a qualification' ...
How Did Medieval People Tell If Someone Was Dead? www.medievalists.net/2026/10/how-... #medieval
How Did Medieval People Tell If Someone Was Dead? - Medievalists.net
How did medieval people determine if someone was dead? Explore the physical signs of death and how families, midwives, and physicians recognised them.
www.medievalists.net
November 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
How Did Medieval People Tell If Someone Was Dead? www.medievalists.net/2026/10/how-... #medieval
Makes sense. Dude completely forgot the generations of midwives and women healers who were killed by the colonization of the Church across Europe and the Americas in favor of patriarchy’s Western medicine.
White immigrant Americans, history is still remembered, even when you forget it.
White immigrant Americans, history is still remembered, even when you forget it.
November 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Makes sense. Dude completely forgot the generations of midwives and women healers who were killed by the colonization of the Church across Europe and the Americas in favor of patriarchy’s Western medicine.
White immigrant Americans, history is still remembered, even when you forget it.
White immigrant Americans, history is still remembered, even when you forget it.
The ‘witch trials primarily targeting traditional/pagan healers and midwives’ nonsense persisting despite being long debunked is soo… eish.
October 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The ‘witch trials primarily targeting traditional/pagan healers and midwives’ nonsense persisting despite being long debunked is soo… eish.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a petition ‘demanding urgent action’ from the Welsh Government as more than 60 midwifery graduates are understood to still be without roles.
#RCM #WelshGovernment #Midwives #Midwifery
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#RCM #WelshGovernment #Midwives #Midwifery
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Petition demands urgent action as graduate midwives still left without jobs
The Royal College of Midwives has ‘demanded urgent action’ from the Welsh Government as = midwifery graduates are still be without roles.
buff.ly
November 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a petition ‘demanding urgent action’ from the Welsh Government as more than 60 midwifery graduates are understood to still be without roles.
#RCM #WelshGovernment #Midwives #Midwifery
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#RCM #WelshGovernment #Midwives #Midwifery
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Emma Martin
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
November 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Emma Martin
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
Pioneering Midwife
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a writer, socialist and free thinker.
She is known for her public speaking on behalf of women, socialism and Owenism.
Radical Midwives
In the dark ages, the churches came up with the idea of women being witches and associated with Satan, when they were mostly old women, herbalists, and midwives. They said women got powers from the devil, but what they really wanted was women with no power.
November 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
In the dark ages, the churches came up with the idea of women being witches and associated with Satan, when they were mostly old women, herbalists, and midwives. They said women got powers from the devil, but what they really wanted was women with no power.
I’ve been kind of assuming so? It’s fun to laugh at ancient (and modern) men and their bizarre assumptions about women’s bodies, but surely midwives would have seen plenty of evidence of endometriosis and probably grasped the idea that there’s a whole range of womb behaviors beyond normal pregnancy.
November 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I’ve been kind of assuming so? It’s fun to laugh at ancient (and modern) men and their bizarre assumptions about women’s bodies, but surely midwives would have seen plenty of evidence of endometriosis and probably grasped the idea that there’s a whole range of womb behaviors beyond normal pregnancy.