To celebrate our one year anniversary of podcasting, we have a two parter Problem With. For part one, we have updates on Drake’s new album, the R. Kelly racketeering trial and some hidden treasure. We then take a look at the history of midwifery in Ireland, the change from traditional “handywomen” to “medical men”, the influence of the Catholic Church and the changes to the natural birthing positions.

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Sources-
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/extraordinary-800-year-old-chain-mail-found-in-co-longford-1.4652228
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/northern-ireland-gets-first-ever-female-chief-justice-1.4663362
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/drake-r-kelly-certified-lover-boy-b1913601.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/nyregion/r-kelly-trial.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-underage-assault.html
https://medium.com/midwifery-around-the-world/midwifery-in-ireland-7cdf72e0e286
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_University_of_Ireland#Notable_graduates
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.77.5.636 

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