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Podcast: The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge from KFUO Radio
Episode: #234. Story Time with Sarah: Justine Siegemund, Groundbreaking Midwife
Description: Justine Siegemund (born Justine Diettrich; 26 December 1636 – 10 November 1705) was a groundbreaking midwife whose illustrated medical book The Court Midwife (1690), was the first German medical text authored by a woman. In this episode, Sarah tells her story. Born in Silesia as the daughter of Lutheran minister, Justine married age 19 but was unable to bear children. Her own struggles with infertility and a prolapsed uterus led her to study obstetrics and become a midwife — eventually delivering almost 6,200 infants in her 42-year career and serving as court midwife to several German princely families. Her...