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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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Another midwife recalled being told she had to return to the labour ward to deliver babies, after she had personally experienced a late miscarriage.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The 2018 resignation letter seen by Panorama, detailing the offensive remarks from colleagues, was written by a senior midwife.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A third family, who made their decision after reading about vitamin K on social media and talking with their midwife, dismissed the vitamin K shot altogether.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Her mother was a nurse and midwife, and her father worked as a personnel manager at the mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The midwife, Gertrude, says I’m small because I had only the milk of a weak goat instead of a strong mother, but I know that really it’s because of my name.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff



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