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WATCH: The Push For Midwives, Rochester's "Silent Leader" & The Future Of Biosensors

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In many European countries midwives are the go-to for pregnancy care. But there’s growing popularity in the United States for this holistic approach to childbirth. On this edition of Need to Know we take a look at the modern midwife and a local practice, the URMC Midwifery Group, which seems to be ahead of the game.

Also on the show, a new book reveals a legacy unknown to some in the Greater Rochester community. We’ll learn about the Silent Leader, Dr. Freddie Thomas.

And imagine being able to discover a disease in the human body before the symptoms are ever apparent. WXXI’s Michelle Faust reports on a Rochester doctor working to do just that.