04/16/2026
Mi hita, you were never inadequate. We were just marketed to.
The first lie: “midwives are dirty and dumb”.
It swayed some women, but not enough.
The second lie: “midwives are actually witches, and work for the devil”.
They couldn’t discredit them, so they burned them.
When those two efforts didn’t FULLY destroy the practice - they got creative.
The third lie: “Doctors can offer PAIN FREE LABOR”.
And voilà. The hospital birth trend skyrocketed and became the norm.
But is it really “pain free”, or are we just transferring the pain to another aspect of the journey?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments 👇🏽