Greg Jenner
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Oh, right.
So one family controlled the forcep industry.
It's a family secret.
Oh, goodness me.
So men sort of muscled in and invented new technology or so on.
And midwifery itself.
I'm sorry you had to experience.
Good.
Glad to hear that.
But yeah, absolutely.
Alana, obviously the Chamberlain family with their forceps.
What came before that?
Midwives, were they ever regulated?
I mean, of course they're regulated now, of course they are.
But were they in the historical period, talking about the 16th century, 17th century?
After Queen Victoria.
Goodness me.
Extraordinary.
Okay.
So the company of surgeons, the company of physicians was 1518 and 1902 for the company of midwives.