Vagina Museum on Nostr: Happy International Day of the Midwife! The word "midwife" is gender neutral. It says ...
Happy International Day of the Midwife! The word "midwife" is gender neutral. It says nothing about the gender of the midwife. It comes from the Middle English "mid", meaning "with" and "wif" meaning woman - so the word "midwife" describes the person being *with* the "wife".
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