midwife

noun

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mid·wife | \ ˈmid-ˌwīf

Definition of midwife

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a person who assists women in childbirth — compare nurse-midwife

2 : one that helps to produce or bring forth something

midwife

verb

midwifed\ ˈmid-ˌwīft

\ or midwived\ ˈmid-ˌwīvd

\; midwifing\ ˈmid-ˌwī-fiŋ

\ or midwiving\ ˈmid-ˌwī-viŋ

Definition of midwife (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to assist in producing, bringing forth, or bringing about

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Noun a trained and certified midwife

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Perfect, actually, according to our midwife and nurse in the delivery room of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she was born at 12:27 p.m. on September 4, 2018. — Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 After the Supreme Court decision, a lot more people suddenly became aware of the amendment, said Melinda Lavon, a midwife who has been helping organize a vote-no campaign, including text-messaging blitzes and events in rural areas. — New York Times, 24 July 2022 Another major barrier is the lack of midwife care, which can improve maternal health outcomes; while in Europe, midwives are integrated into women’s health care, only six to nine percent of all births are attended by midwives in the U.S. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 19 July 2022 In 2018, Shelly Tsai, a lawyer with Neighborhood Legal Services Los Angeles, took on a client who opted to give birth at home with a midwife. — Kristen Hwang And Ana B. Ibarra, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2022 Jaclyn Roman, a nurse midwife, walked into the exam room. — Kaiser Health News, CNN, 15 July 2022 Fervent piano with a boogie-woogie vibe and lyrics that subtly nod to McCartney’s mother, Mary, a midwife during his childhood, provide one of the most R&B-leaning offerings from The Beatles. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 Naomi Watts plays a midwife who crosses paths with Mortensen's multi-dimensional but very menacing Russian mafia bodyguard. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 June 2022 The popular drama about a midwife and nurse practitioner and her life in a rural town in Northern California will continue at least through Season 5. — oregonlive, 17 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb In recent days, amid a rising impeachment furor, the White House has scrambled to midwife a compromise between ethanol advocates and the oil industry. — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2019 See More

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