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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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"She's beautiful," a midwife says, placing the newborn in her mother's arms for a first kiss.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

The midwife had lost another tooth, and was hobbling about on her broken ankle, throwing copper pots and cooking spoons about the cottage in her anger at age and teeth and life.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman



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