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Girlie Rolin and Florence Tullis speak about their work as midwives. They discuss how people had babies at home before hospitals, and the transition to hospital births. They talk about the tradition of waiting nine days until people could carry the babies around the house. They speak about different traditional remedies for babies’ illnesses, and go into detail about teething and cures for thrash. They then speak about customs surrounding funerals, naming babies, and holidays. They discuss the circumstances under which mothers would either breastfeed their babies or give them bottles. The interview concludes with a discussion of a variety of different medicinal plants, and a story about faith healing.