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How to pronounce midwife in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accoucheuse
Type of nurse

Examples of midwife

midwife
The midwife befriended Guzman after she learned Guzman had taken premed classes.
From the freep.com
In the 80s Lindsey trained as a nurse and then a midwife at the London hospital.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was there that a midwife delivered their third child, Stevie Ray, on Nov. 21.
From the chron.com
One had a worthwhile job as a midwife and the other is a high flyer in the city.
From the guardian.co.uk
If we hadn't gone then the midwife would've broken my waters without my consent.
From the guardian.co.uk
Will our foreign policy again midwife into existence a new fundamentalist state?
From the time.com
The novelist, a midwife by metaphor only, seems uncomfortably humbled before her.
From the newsweek.com
The midwife befriended Guzman after she learned Guzman had taken pre med classes.
From the kentucky.com
If you birth at home there isn't really any cost benefit, well maybe a midwife.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
  • (midwifery) obstetrics: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
  • (midwifery) assisting women at childbirth
  • Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during their pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also care for the newborn through to six weeks of age, including assisting the mother with breastfeeding.
  • A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician; Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project; To act as a midwife; (figuratively) to facilitate the emergence of
  • (Midwifery) Provides evaluation, care and treatment of women by certified nurse midwifes before, during, and after pregnancy.
  • (Midwifery) Midwives work with women so they can experience a healthy pregnancy and a safe natural childbirth as well as provid them with necessary education and follow-up care. ...
  • (Midwifery) The practice, performed in homes, in hospitals or at independent birthing facilities, of caring for and advising women during pregnancy, labor and the post-birth period. ...
  • To see a midwife in your dreams, signifies unfortunate sickness with a narrow escape from death. For a young woman to dream of such a person, foretells that distress and calumny will attend her.