... status of women. Social transformation and technological advancements changed the status of women in society and in particular, of the midwives when the forceps was introduced, as Lerner points out. The use of such tool however was not possible for female midwives to use since it was necessary to be trained. Women in the period were denied the opportunity for education which ... lead to the male midwives to monopolize the industry. Professionalizing the skills of assisting women giving birth changes the status of women and denies them access to this profession. This change in the way th...

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