midwives

plural of midwife

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for midwives
Noun
  • At the same time, her unit was becoming increasingly short-staffed as other obstetricians left and retired.
    Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In France, there are 30 midwives and 11 obstetricians for every 1000 live births.
    DeAnna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In July, Sanders announced doctors had removed his bladder after the discovery of a tumor.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In one recent Nature study, AI performed on par with non-expert physicians, evidence of how quickly algorithms are catching up to human clinicians in the exam room.
    Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This fear from the box got in the way of patients being able to trust what their physicians were telling them.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Two passengers were checked by medics, and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital, according to WSOC.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Candidates running in 2026 elections include a mathematician and a microbiologist, along with multiple pediatricians and former health officials.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Many pediatricians are silent, too, at least in public.
    Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With Concordia since January 2023, Fox previously held Meurer’s title, spearheading the development and production of feature docs and non-scripted series for the studio.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Both parties signed off on the docs.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Midwives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwives. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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