TED-Ed: A day in the life of an Aztec midwife

The transcript follows Xoquauhtli, a midwife in Tenochtitlan, as she navigates her duties during a significant festival marking the seasonal shift. She balances her responsibilities to her patient and her obligations to the goddess Teteoinnan. After ensuring her patient is well, she participates in the festival's mock battle. However, she is called back to assist in a birth, which she successfully manages with the help of experienced women. After the birth, she returns to the festival's conclusion, witnessing a symbolic sacrifice that marks the new season.

How does Xoquauhtli assist her patient during labor?

What ritual occurs at the top of the pyramid during the festival?