Many women have been victims of sexual abuse, and are terrified of being touched or even viewed intimately by men. I especially think men should question why they are involved in birth in the first place. And all midwives know OBs who are a bit too rough, too cynical when treating their clients in hospital transfers- the ones they try to avoid. I even know of one OB whose death brought joyous celebration for local midwives. Conversely, midwifes also know male OBs who are gentle and kind.
Women have enormous power and choices in childbirth.
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