Chapter 307 - 265: Steady Old Lady
The Midwife.
Throughout history, this has always been a complex and unimaginable role within various civilized societies.
Despite the many differences between these societies, with each race holding distinct values, customs, and cultural practices, no race ever overlooked the importance of procreation.
Even the Beastmen, who lived ravenously and wildly, took as much care as the Three-eyed Ape People in nurturing their offspring as heirs.
After all, without procreation, a race would cease to exist.
Nearly every race unanimously believed that giving birth and procreation were sacred missions and responsibilities bestowed by the Gods.
In light of this need for procreation, the profession of the midwife was born.
Mostly, they were elderly women who had gone through multiple childbirths themselves, holding significant status and reputation in a village, a town, or even a city.
For this reason, midwives might also be endowed with some divine qualities or powers, such as the ability to predict the gender or destiny of a child, or the power to bless the mother and infant so they emerged unharmed.
But childbirth has always been a perilous affair.
In those times, it was not uncommon for women to die from complicated labors, and even if the infants were born, sadly, many perished within days.