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Recent Examples of nurse-midwife
As with most pregnancy symptoms, not everyone experiences it, but pregnancy glow is definitely a real thing, says Tania Lopez, CNM, certified nurse-midwife at Pediatrix Medical Group in Fort Worth, Texas.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Certified nurse-midwives would be exempt from that requirement, but would be required to submit a plan for births outside a hospital.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
February 5, 2024 For several years, Morgan Nuzzo, a nurse-midwife, and her friend and colleague Diane Horvath, an ob-gyn, talked about opening a clinic that would provide abortions in all trimesters of pregnancy.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The 2023 honor goes to Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife and hospital founder who has spent decades combating female circumcision and working to improve women’s health care in East Africa.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Certified nurse-midwives would be exempt from that requirement, but would be required to submit a plan for births outside a hospital.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
February 5, 2024 For several years, Morgan Nuzzo, a nurse-midwife, and her friend and colleague Diane Horvath, an ob-gyn, talked about opening a clinic that would provide abortions in all trimesters of pregnancy.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The 2023 honor goes to Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife and hospital founder who has spent decades combating female circumcision and working to improve women’s health care in East Africa.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse-midwife
Noun
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The blacksmith and midwife also taught Eli and Leah the quilt codes.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by the real-life diary of 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard, the story is set in post-Revolutionary America and charts how a woman’s pursuit of justice threatens to upend a community.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a heartfelt Instagram video, Lindsey Vonn shared how her doctor saved her leg from amputation after the frightening crash at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of Cuban doctors, nurses and sports trainers also worked across Venezuela as part of the broader cooperation agreement, blurring the line between civilian aid and state influence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Two babies might be delivered by the same obstetrician, for example, but the mothers could be charged very different amounts.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hill, a pediatrician practicing at the time in North Carolina, had been brought in by the obstetrician to make sense of what went wrong and whether it could have been prevented.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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These inaccurate or misleading physician directories have for years been an obstacle for patients seeking in-network providers and have even led some to pay large sums out of pocket, or to delay or forgo care.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In November 2024, during a routine check-up, a gynecologist found evidence of cancer in Michelle’s ovaries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Caught between abandonment and deportation Trained as a gynecologist, Seema worked at a private clinic in Afghanistan.—
Mehr Mumtaz,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Nurse-midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-midwife. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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