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Midwives by Chris Bohjalian is a suspenseful novel about a Vermont midwife, Sibyl Danforth, who performs an emergency C-section during an isolated home birth and is later charged with manslaughter. The story is narrated by her daughter, Connie, who recounts the challenging trial and explores complex ethical issues surrounding midwifery, medical responsibility, and the conflict between traditional and modern medicine. The trial is complicated by evidence of a potential stroke in the m

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