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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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Afterward, Germany’s public healthcare covered my pregnancy checkups, a C-section, two nights in the hospital and at-home midwife visits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

This included the acronym "FOH" - described in a 2018 resignation letter from another member of staff - which was written by a midwife on a whiteboard at a maternity unit run by NUH.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

One midwife we spoke to recalled a woman calling the hospital to say she was in labour and being told there was no need for her to be admitted at that time.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Ockenden, the senior midwife writing this month's much-anticipated report, told us: "We have a whole long line of external reviews, probably conducted at significant expense, where the actions were simply not put into place."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Mother’s being a midwife would subvert the Medical Establishment, but in order to be a midwife she needed a phone.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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