Stop erasing women from midwifery
NY Post
Appearing on the Down to Birth Show podcast in late 2022, home birth Midwife Lindsey Meehleis told the story of a midwife colleague who was invited to speak at a birthing conference.
The organizers asked to review her speech and then proceeded to tell the midwife, “You must replace every single reference to woman, mother, and breastfeeding. You cannot use any of those words.”
The midwife refused and headed home.
This woman is one of a growing number of midwives pushing back against the social pressure of this new politically-correct Orthodoxy: And they’re overwhelmed by the response, booking clients sharing similar sentiments at a clip they can barely keep up with.
The image of a midwife is a crunchy progressive feminist, one who openly evangelizes about how becoming a mother is the most empowering experience in a woman’s life.
They are there to help shepherd that process safely, honoring a woman’s journey towards motherhood.
