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

He moved to Northern Ireland with his wife in 1988 after qualifying as a midwife in Scotland.

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

In February, families and MPs urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to "intervene and appoint" the senior midwife immediately to head the Leeds inquiry.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The midwife looked a bit like a mad dog as she spat and spluttered and tried to get words out past all the anger in her mouth.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman