NURSE-MIDWIVES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nurse-midwives

noun

plural of nurse-midwife

as in midwives

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Griffin said the shelters have very few medical staff on hand and the region does not have enough specialized obstetricians.

— Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Menopause isn’t prioritized as a field of study among obstetricians and gynecologists.

— Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstetricians

Noun

In 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Ascension, a nonprofit chain of Wisconsin hospitals, was replacing some of its critical care doctors with physicians from a national staffing agency, including telehealth doctors.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Patients and physicians need to understand where the data behind a recommendation came from and why that recommendation was made.

— MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of physicians

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At the time, doctors were treating a child in Williams' care for life-threatening injuries.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

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