midwives

Definition of midwivesnext
plural of midwife

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Noun
  • Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.
    Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, her unit was becoming increasingly short-staffed as other obstetricians left and retired.
    Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • No doctors appear to be facing consequences.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The same groups pushing this measure are also behind Initiative 110, which would restrict certain health care for transgender youth, inserting politicians into private medical decisions that belong with families and their doctors.
    Mike Smith, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.
    Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The victim took himself to the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS station, and from there, medics took him to a hospital in critical condition.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hundreds of others were injured, including a dozen medics, Reuters reported.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Conversations with pediatricians suggest additional Hib cases are occurring and causing severe illness.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The investigator also provided affidavits from child abuse pediatricians at Cook Children's and from a gastroenterologist at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On the docs front, Netflix is continuing its pre-World Cup warm-up with another profile piece about a star player, this time the Argentina team’s iconic goalkeeper.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The filing comes after Mortensen filed for a protective order against Paul on Thursday, March 19, per court docs obtained by PEOPLE.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Midwives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwives. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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