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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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In another case, a midwife said she had collapsed at work due to the symptoms, which included headaches, low mood and anxiety.

From BBC • May 18, 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

She retrained after forming a close relationship with her own midwife during the birth of her son.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Gabby Tu’itufu, 34, a midwife at Timaru Hospital, said she likes that all the OB-GYN doctors there are American.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

All was chaos, noise and heat and blood, until finally over the tumult Alyce could hear the cries of a baby, the moans of a tired mother, and the laughter of the triumphant midwife.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman



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