Artemis was one of the primary goddesses of childbirth and Midwifery.

Pregnancy and childbirth were common and significant occurrences in Ancient Greek religion. That is why it was connected to a number of goddesses, including Artemis.

Zeus, the ruler of the gods, and the Titaness Leto had a daughter named Artemis. Additionally, she was Apollo's twin sister. Leto was cursed by Hera, Zeus' sister-wife, to never find solid ground or an island on earth to give birth to her children after Zeus impregnated her. Leto, who was in extreme pain and in labor, searched all of Greece for a spot to give birth before coming across the barren, floating island of Delos.

According to myth, Zeus was responsible for bringing Delos out of the water so that Leto could find a location to give birth to her children Artemis and Apollo. Artemis' birth was peaceful, but Apollo's was difficult and perilous since Hera had already abducted Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, at that point. Since Artemis was born first, she acted as a midwife and helped her mother deliver Apollo in the absence of Eileithyia. Because of this narrative, Artemis, along with Eileithyia, was revered as one of the main gods of childbirth and midwifery.