Hi all,
I am a member of this group who doesn't happen to be a midwife but does happen to be a sociologist of human reproduction. I am also a mother who when giving birth had long stretches when there was no midwife present. To add my thoughts, for what they are worth, I would rather have a midwife in attendance who was knitting, then no midwife at all! I think it is a rather lovely and comforting idea.
This seems to me to be a rather good research project.
Best wishes,
Sam
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