nurse-midwife

noun

Definition of nurse-midwifenext
as in midwife

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Recent Examples of nurse-midwife 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 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 See All Example Sentences for nurse-midwife
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  1. midwife
  2. doctor
  3. obstetrician
  4. physician
  5. gynecologist
Noun
  • That work is, in my opinion, as honorable as being a midwife or the kind of doula who helps deliver babies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Research shows midwife births lead to lower rates of both cesarean section and complications.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of midwife
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  • A lot of great people — doctors, nurses, administration — who really, really cared.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Imagine if obstetricians could identify during pregnancy which women were at high risk for severe postpartum depression.
    — Jamie Maguire, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Haider argues that each mom needs a village of support but that obstetricians, doulas, and pediatricians are the front line of defense.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstetrician
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  • Epic’s announcement comes at a time health insurance business practices are under fire from patients, physicians, lawmakers and regulators at both the state and federal level to reduce or get rid of prior authorization.
    — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators said those charged Monday include five people who submitted applications with a physician's signature certifying that each was legally blind or unable to walk more than 200 feet because of disabilities, according to court records.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of physician
Noun
  • Ossoff is married to Alisha Kramer, an obstetrician-gynecologist and assistant professor at the Emory University School of Medicine.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An Army gynecologist charged with secretly video recording patients during exams pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gynecologist

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“Nurse-midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-midwife. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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