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midwife Definition


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midwife
noun
    1. A nurse, especially a female one, trained to assist women in childbirth and to provide care and advice for women before and after childbirth.
Derivative: midwifery
noun
    The skills or practice of a midwife; obstetrics.
Etymology: 14c: from Anglo-Saxon mid with + wif woman.



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