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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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At 35 weeks, she complained to midwives about abdominal pains and sickness but was told to stay at home and take paracetamol.

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"We have a great team of doctors, midwives, nurses, who are all voluntarily willing to do this service," she told BBC News NI.

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On special days, Maddie and her husband Michael often go to the baby loss garden at Broomfield Hospital, where they spent time with Teddy in the Blossom Suite, supported by bereavement midwives.

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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.

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It is being led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, and is due to conclude later this year.

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