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I think, if I could, I would give this book 3.5 stars. I really enjoy reading about women's health and struggles for the right to make decisions about their own bodies, and this book certainly dealt with those issues. I felt for Dora throughout the story -- her love respect for Miss Babineau, her struggle to learn the craft and accept being a midwife, her marriage, and her taking over the midwifery role and battles with Dr. Thomas. Some of the other characters felt very one-dimensional to me tho
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