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

Also a qualified nurse, Fraser has spent 21 years as a midwife after realising he enjoyed maternity work "far better" than nursing during a placement as part of his training.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She came to visit him on his last day as a full-time midwife and reminisced about the care he provided Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry,

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

Mother began to doubt whether she would ever midwife again, and while she was saddened by this, Dad was devastated.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover