Marita Obst, midwife. Illustration: Sam Hester
Marita Obst: Bringing newborns into a changed world
How an Edmonton midwife worked to keep everyone safe.
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To close out 2020, we're bringing you 20 stories from an extraordinary year. Doctors. Teachers. Entrepreneurs. Activists. These are the stories of ordinary Albertans who were changed by circumstances beyond their control—and what they did to make their worlds, and ours, a little better.
Miranda Martini is a writer, editor and musician. She's also the membership editor for The Sprawl.
Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator.
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