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

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

Ockenden, a senior midwife, is currently leading the maternity review at Nottingham, which is the largest of its kind, examining about 2,500 cases of harm to mothers and babies.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Friend of Slate Mary Ziegler also explains the latest conservative fight over abortion down in Texas, where a midwife is facing civil and criminal charges for allegedly performing illegal abortions and practicing without a license.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 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