Training Midwives

One of the oldest professions on the planet is midwifery. In this episode author Carla Hartley discusses the traditional methods of training midwives, The midwifery model of apprenticeship, and other paths to becoming a midwife.

Carla Hartley is the founder and director of both Ancient Art Midwifery Institute and The Trust Birth Initiative. She has advocated for, and written extensively about, midwifery and birth for thirty years. Carla is the author of Helping Hands, The Apprentice Workbook.

Carla is the proud mother of four, mother-in-law to three, and Baba to six, and wife to her long-suffering, extremely supportive husband of more than 36 years.