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The ancient profession of helping women deliver babies has evolved and adapted to modern demands and concerns. In New Hampshire, this is especially true. Midwives are widely used – in settings ranging from the hospital to the expectant mothers’ home. We’ll find out where the profession of midwifery is today both in New Hampshire and in the nation. We’ll also explore the challenges it faces and why midwives may be in even greater demand in the future.

Guests

• Carol Leonard, a New Hampshire certified midwife and foremother of the modern midwifery movement, co-founder of the Midwives Alliance of North America and author of Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart: A Midwife’s Saga
• Rebecca Keller, certified nurse midwife with Full Circle Midwifery at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua