How to Give Birth in America, Pt. 2
May 17, 2026 · 15 min · 15 segments
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May 17, 2026 · 15 min · 15 segments
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
I just remember this theme of, like, the idea that childbirth is supernatural and our bodies were made to do this is, like, not quite right.
in some ways, but not in others because of our, like, anatomical standing upright, et cetera.
Okay, so I, I would, for anyone who's listening and who hasn't listened to that episode, you might wanna listen to that first.
We did talk a lot about midwives, and their significance, and all the varied levels of skill that they had, and how they were essentially in the process of being crowded out of the field as hospitals were being erected and kind of established as an industry.
I just remember this theme of, like, the idea that childbirth is supernatural and our bodies were made to do this is, like, not quite right.
in some ways, but not in others because of our, like, anatomical standing upright, et cetera.
Okay, so I, I would, for anyone who's listening and who hasn't listened to that episode, you might wanna listen to that first.
We did talk a lot about midwives, and their significance, and all the varied levels of skill that they had, and how they were essentially in the process of being crowded out of the field as hospitals were being erected and kind of established as an industry.
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