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A Woman's World: Episode 3: The Midwife

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A husband and wife, both midwives, discuss attitudes towards men in their profession.

A husband and wife, both midwives, discuss attitudes towards men in their profession and daily challenges. From December 2010.

The series on men with jobs in mainly female workplaces continues with the story of Andy Yelland, a male midwife. Andy and his wife Mandy - who is also a midwife - discuss attitudes towards men in their profession. "It is an odd job for a man to do" says Andy, "there's no doubt about it". His route into the job was unusual - he had previously been a geologist. Chris Ledgard talks to Andy's colleagues at St Michael's Hospital in Bristol to find out what they think of his work, and hears about occasions when patients have asked to be looked after by a woman.

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