{"id":4849,"date":"2026-03-01T00:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T00:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/in-india-village-midwives-make-a-shocking-confession-bbc-world-service-documentaries\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T00:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T00:37:17","slug":"in-india-village-midwives-make-a-shocking-confession-bbc-world-service-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/in-india-village-midwives-make-a-shocking-confession-bbc-world-service-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"In India, village midwives make a shocking confession \u2014 BBC World Service Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/086yYkST1oc?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Warning: includes content some viewers may find distressing. <\/p>\n<p>30 years ago, in the Indian state of Bihar, a group of village midwives confessed on camera that they routinely murdered new-born baby girls. 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