How would a woman go about becoming a midwife?
A- The way I did it twenty years ago was best for me. I began by teaching prenatal classes, then I did a lot of hospital labor support. I read every book I could. I had friends who were doctors and nurse-midwives who helped me in learning things like doing injections and suturing. I wanted to keep women away from medicine as much as I could- so I learned how to do these things myself. Also, a midwife needs to know many things to be good at her job, so she should learn all she can about all aspects of life- she needs to know about religion, government, history, economics, auto mechanics, linguistics, geography, psychology, matters of the law, physiology, crisis management- she will have to have a wide repertoire of knowledge regarding all aspects of women’s lives. Q- Could you briefly describe your legal battles? A- In 1985 my partner and I attended a homebirth in Vancouver where a baby died. We were charged with criminal negligence causing death to the baby, criminal negligence causing
