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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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A third family, who made their decision after reading about vitamin K on social media and talking with their midwife, dismissed the vitamin K shot altogether.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Her mother was a nurse and midwife, and her father worked as a personnel manager at the mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In a written statement read to the court, midwife Sasha Field said an ambulance should have been called around 90 minutes before the birth, when the baby's heart rate slowed after a contraction.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Jack Foreman, a third‑year student midwife from King's Lynn in Norfolk, said the situation was disheartening.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Then the expression dissolved and she said, in her small voice, “I’m not a midwife, just an assistant.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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