Introduction:
In 2018, the Norwegian government decided that all public working titles should have gender neutral names. All titles that referred to a specific gender were changed to a name without referring to any gender. For example, the special nurse called health sister was changed to health nurse. The midwifery associations in Norway did not come up with any suggestion to change the word for midwife in Norway, who is currently jordmor (earthmother).

Material and Methods:
We want to discuss the pro and cons for changing the Norwegian midwifery title to a gender-neutral name. One of the participants will argue for why changing the name is a good idea and will also come up with a suggestion for a name that could both include the history of midwifery as well being able to include alle genders in the professions name. The other opponent will argue why tradition is important and that the name “ jordmor” have a special place in the Norwegian vocabulary and women’s history and should be protected and kept as it is today.

Conclusions:
In many countries, but not all, midwifery is a profession that almost only recruits women. A serious discussion about the name of midwives and midwifery is highly appropriate, so that all genders can feel welcome to this important profession.