Quoting%20commentary for Avodah Zarah 51:11

ואי אשמעינן מניקה בההיא קאמר רבי מאיר דאסור משום דשייפא ליה סם לדד מאבראי וקטלא ליה אבל מילדת דלא אפשר היכא דאחרות עומדות על גבה אימא מודי להו לרבנן צריכא

If [on the other hand] we were told only about nursing, [we might have thought that] only in that case does R. Meir forbid, because she could kill the child by applying poison to her breast beforehand, but in the case of a midwife, where she could do no harm while others are standing by her, he might agree with the Rabbis; [hence both are] necessary.

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