Midwifery practices differ significantly between the UK and Iran, where midwives have less autonomy and physiological birth is less common. In Iran, births are often induced or augmented, without one-to-one midwifery care or the presence of partners, and routine practices include early vaginal exams, lithotomy deliveries with episiotomies, and early cord clamping rather than skin-to-skin contact. The document discusses these differences and the author's experiences interning as a midwife in Iran.