midwife
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Burrows’ talent was to midwife a real relationship between the viewer and the viewed, “You want to go where everybody knows your name,” runs the “Cheers” theme, and where you know everyone’s name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
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
Though she attended nursing school and was a registered midwife, it is believed she was not fully trained, yet delivered the babies herself in the birthing suite.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
One midwife recalled a junior staff member who had been promised she would be supported while she cared for a "complicated woman".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
She washed Emma’s face, smoothed her wet hair, took a deep breath, and sent Matthew back to the cottage for the midwife.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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