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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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Liberal Democrats are calling for one-to-one midwife care for women in labour, as figures suggest life-altering childbirth injuries in England have reached record levels.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Woodley’s work was informed by a cousin who’s a midwife, friends who are parents and a few births she’s attended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The midwife said that she had to budget £250 a month to travel into work.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The wider review into maternity failings in Nottingham began in September 2022, and was led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The midwife, pleased both to be praised and to be paid, sent Beetle on her way, without telling her to return straightaway or setting chores for her to do after.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

The organisation said midwives were working extra shifts and being moved to cover shortages elsewhere in maternity services.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

They said doctors, nurses or midwives repeatedly ignored their concerns about the progress of their labour or the health of their baby.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

His inquiry into Morecambe Bay for instance found midwives were pursuing normal birth "at any cost."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

As part of that, midwives should be dedicated to answering calls and providing timely advice, while women should be offered a face-to-face appointment if they remain concerned.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

She checked in on the pregnant women and gave advice to the midwives and healers and apothecaries.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

The actually existing Mets were also midwifed by Gotham honchos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

He midwifed the country’s first farm labor bill, and was decades ahead of his time on renewable energy and climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

Nonetheless, it was born in the shadows, midwifed by people who feared for their social position and economic well-being.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2020

Even so, especially at moments of great change, it needs to be midwifed.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020

Szilard’s views on the program he midwifed had traveled a tortuous path.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“There is lots to be proud of, including midwifing ten new plays by women playwrights from Los Angeles, into the American theatre through our Writers Workshop,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

In this new place, she's midwifing a future.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021

And James will ironically be in the position of midwifing the next phase of America’s gun movement.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020

However, Campbell is also sharply scrutinized for his role in midwifing and unleashing Dianetics.

From Nature ● Oct. 9, 2018

Mother charged about five hundred dollars for a delivery, and this was another way midwifing changed her: suddenly she had money.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Langhorne was midwived in a Bethesda hospital, the middle of three sons to a father who ran a concrete company.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2015

I pretend neither to the spirit of prophecy, nor to any uncommon skill in predicting a crisis; much less to tell when it begins to be nascent, or is fairly midwived into the world.

From James Otis, the pre-revolutionist by John Clark Ridpath



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