midwife

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One midwife says when she first started at the trust, in the early 2010s, neonatal deaths were rare but became "increasingly common" and staff became "desensitised" to what was happening.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

During the consultation, Scott-Wright told our reporter she had been a midwife but no longer had a licence to practise, adding "there is no qualification that anyone could have for what I do".

From BBC • May 5, 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

All was chaos, noise and heat and blood, until finally over the tumult Alyce could hear the cries of a baby, the moans of a tired mother, and the laughter of the triumphant midwife.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman