# Lizaveta Petrovna — Anna Karenina character guide

> Lizaveta Petrovna in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lizaveta

**First appearance:** 0179-part-vi-xxiii

## Who they are

The midwife who attends Kitty during her childbirth.

## In the story

### [The Beginning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xiii)

The midwife is summoned; Levin meets her on the way and she gives him practical instructions.

### [The Agony of Waiting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xiv)

The midwife with a firm, resolute face who directs Levin and reassures the family.

### [The Birth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xv)

The midwife who manages the delivery with stern concentration, later announces the healthy birth of a boy.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-vii-xvi)

The midwife who tends to the newborn, dressing him and showing him to Levin with pride.

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