Did you know that the early days of the Mormon church, midwifery was a spiritual calling? That a woman was called to be a midwife by priesthood authority, often after having been nominated by the Relief Society, and set apart by the laying on of hands. She was usually set apart by a General Authority of the church, if available, and the calling was for life, much like the calling of Patriarch.
Interested?
I've been doing a lot of research about early Mormon midwifery and women's birth experiences for the book I am helping with. I have some incredible stories.
Read more about it on my guest post "Midwifery as a calling" at The Gift of Giving Life.
2 comments:
you are such a good writer! this is from melissa, not her husband brandon :)
What a fantastically researched article. GREAT info. Thanks for sharing.
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