Male midwives in Lesotho challenging traditional gender roles
Health authorities later encouraged him and other male nurses to train as midwives to help address deaths around childbirth in a country with poorly staffed rural health posts and a population of just over 2 million people.
While some women prefer female midwives, others appreciate the attentive care that male midwives provide.
Organizations like the WHO and UNICEF have called for more people, male and female, to become midwives and address shortages in childbirth responders.
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