Midwifery seems to be forgotten by the first world, which ushers pregnant women into impersonal, borderline abusive hospitals. The medical industry has effectively convinced women that they can't handle their body's natural processes without them, or else something terrible will happen.
Like any other medical know-how, the skills of the midwife are not so secret at all. You can learn the basics of caring for pregnancy and birth whether you are expecting or you know someone who is.
Innawoods is not a place where you want to find your knowledge coming up short. Perhaps if you are a man going solo you could do well without knowing anything about women's health, but if you are around women at all it is a good idea to be prepared for... Well, what women's bodies do.
Men are lucky in that their bodies seem to function well enough no matter what kind of abuse is thrown at them. Women are much more delicate, and absolutely require more attention, which is why women's health is its own vast topic.
Like any other medical know-how, the skills of the midwife are not so secret at all. You can learn the basics of caring for pregnancy and birth whether you are expecting or you know someone who is.
Innawoods is not a place where you want to find your knowledge coming up short. Perhaps if you are a man going solo you could do well without knowing anything about women's health, but if you are around women at all it is a good idea to be prepared for... Well, what women's bodies do.
Men are lucky in that their bodies seem to function well enough no matter what kind of abuse is thrown at them. Women are much more delicate, and absolutely require more attention, which is why women's health is its own vast topic.