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Recent Examples of nurse-midwife
Midwives say physician agreements create barriers Sixteen states require some form of collaborative agreement with a physician for a nurse-midwife to practice.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The Centering model The Centering model was started about 30 years ago by a nurse-midwife who wanted to provide better prenatal care and reduce provider burnout.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
The Centering model The Centering model was started about 30 years ago by a nurse-midwife who wanted to provide better prenatal care and reduce provider burnout.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse-midwife
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Her firm Pivotal’s $5 million grant helped the clinic reopen providing other women’s health services, from pregnancy and midwife care to mental health support.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
4 June 2026
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The midwife gave her three lifesaving breaths on my chest, and my husband was there.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Ruth has a largely impeccable physical from her doctors, as Tom discovers.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Wilber Urbina Garcia, an aspiring doctor, had just graduated from Jordan High.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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In a notice published last month in the Federal Register, HHS encouraged specialists such as anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists, radiologists and obstetricians to consider serving.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Fatima Naqvi, a New Jersey obstetrician and gynecologist at Atlantic Health and certified menopause provider, says simply including a menopause story line is a good start.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The hospital association, the community clinic group, and the California Medical Association, which represents physicians, oppose the wealth tax proposal.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Regular visits with a gynecologist or other clinician remain important for addressing other aspects of health.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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And, just as any licensed physician—whether a gynecologist or radiologist or allergist—can legally perform cosmetic procedures in their practice, the licensed physician who’s linked to a med spa can have any type of specialty.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
18 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nurse-midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-midwife. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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