My understanding is that radical (as in "root") traditional midwifery is part of the scope of practice of wise women healers who have been a

In modern western society, choosing to give birth at home is an act of counter-culture. In general, for more than a century, birth has...

...it is still relevant to clarify the differences between these two forms of "getting a baby out" of a vagina...

I believe there was an extreme need to bring a term such as "undisturbed" to the realm of birth.

If you are an unlicensed midwife ..., then maybe calling yourself a birthkeeper ... seems safer. But it brings about a lot of confusion...