But villagers say they rely more on the traditional midwives.

The implication was that most women delivered their babies at home using the expertise of traditional midwives.

Before the turn of the 20th Century, traditional midwives were informally trained and helped deliver almost all births.

Scholars believe these traditional midwives became an easy target because of their status as African Americans or immigrants.

The first is known as the 'traditional' midwife, who is also an herbalist.

Furthermore, there is a training facility of health advisors and traditional midwives.

From 1991 to 2001, she served as a traditional midwife in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Most traditional midwives, for instance, already know the women they care for during and after pregnancy.

The traditional midwife had been unable to help.

Before his abstention to the throne tradition says, he was an traditional midwife.