midwife

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Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, there were 144 men registered as a midwife and 50 as a nurse and midwife on 30 September 2025 across the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

There are only fewer than 200 men registered to work as a midwife in the UK and just six in Northern Ireland - and Fraser Morton is one of them.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeast England in front of around 2,000 people including heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“There is a midwife in the village some walk down that road. I will point your man the way,” said Jennet.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman