Den 09 Aug 97  21:13:26 skrev Paul Andinach til Rene Kolmos om s†dan noget 
som 

RK> I just read in my Omnipedia, that in "Disaster" (TNG), Worf was
RK> Keiko's midwife. What is a midwife.. By the way, are there other
PA> 
PA> History lesson: until this century, men were not allowed in the room 
PA> when a woman was having a baby. The woman was assisted by another woman 
PA> known as a "midwife", who may have had medical training but often just 
PA> had clean hands and a good bedside manner. At some point, they started 
PA> letting male doctors do the job as well, and eventually husbands were 
PA> allowed to hang around. In the interests of gender equality, there are 
PA> now also male "midwives".
Oh..I see, thanks...But isn't it a funny name, I couldn't guess the meaning. 
And I think it's funny, that Worf was a midwife...But I'm sure he handled it 
very well :-) 
Farvel og Tak
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