midwifery

noun

mid·wife·ry ˌmid-ˈwi-f(ə-)rē

-ˈwī-

ˈmid-ˌwī-

: the art or act of assisting at childbirth

also : obstetrics

: the art, act, or process of producing, bringing forth, or bringing about

Examples of midwifery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web New York midwifery charged with distributing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards The church, co-founded by Mark Grenon, was not affiliated with any religion. —

Luke Barr, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023 Midwives are far more common in many other wealthy countries than the U.S., where midwifery was historically marginalized as birth care shifted to hospitals. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023 Some examples of ancient TEK include midwifery, celestial navigation and fish conservation. —

Moriba Jah, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2023 The Department of Health has posted permanent midwifery jobs with staff housing in Rankin since the spring and hasn’t received any applications. —

Kelly Grant/the Globe and Mail (canada), San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023 On Friday, Booker along with Reps. Adams, Underwood, Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced the Mamas First Act to expand Medicaid to include doula, midwifery and tribal midwifery care. —

NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022 These include creating legislation expanding access to doula and midwifery care, improved mental health and housing support, and diversifying the perinatal workforce. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023 The birth center closed, but advocates are not ready to give up their fight for midwifery care in their region or in Massachusetts. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Dec. 2022 According to information provided by Costa, over the weekend, 22 trucks with 168 tons of supplies, including midwifery kits, surgical kits, obstetric kits, oxygen concentrators, cold boxes, as well as blankets and winter clothes, water, sanitation and hygiene kits arrived in the area. —

Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 See More

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