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midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
NOUN
childbirth assistant
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Woodley’s work was informed by a cousin who’s a midwife, friends who are parents and a few births she’s attended.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

One midwife, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the increased costs had led many to consider their positions.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

To better understand why some populations recover while others continue to collapse, researchers studied common midwife toads living around four lakes in the Pyrenees of France and Spain that had all experienced severe Bd outbreaks.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, the inquiry found there were "potentially avoidable" outcomes for mothers and babies in 520 cases and "deeply embedded systemic failures" at maternity units in Nottingham.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

“Yes, yes. She was brave and she is well,” the midwife announces.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The campaign, which encourages vaginal birth without any medical intervention and is backed by many midwives, has been found to have contributed to avoidable deaths and harm in other reviews.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

As part of that, midwives should be dedicated to answering calls and providing timely advice, while women should be offered a face-to-face appointment if they remain concerned.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The majority of the 383 who haven't secured jobs are nurses, with 70 midwives and 7 ODPs.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Many of the delegates are set to march on Saturday in Lisbon for the "One Million More" campaign, drawing attention to a global shortage of midwives.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

And that the midwives of that pact were, or would be, her sawdust-coated two-egg twins.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The actually existing Mets were also midwifed by Gotham honchos.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

He midwifed the country’s first farm labor bill, and was decades ahead of his time on renewable energy and climate change.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

"It's not going to stop with Black studies, it will continue to all the other subjects and knowledges that are midwifed and have been midwifed by Black studies."

From Salon Mar. 31, 2023

Elizabeth’s rule, midwifed by Walsingham, certainly gave birth to much of the spycraft, deception and intrigue that grew to full and horrible flower in the modern postwar period.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2020

Szilard’s views on the program he midwifed had traveled a tortuous path.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“There is lots to be proud of, including midwifing ten new plays by women playwrights from Los Angeles, into the American theatre through our Writers Workshop,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

And James will ironically be in the position of midwifing the next phase of America’s gun movement.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2020

Mrs. Maas, perhaps best known for midwifing the “I Love New York” campaign in the 1970s, died Nov. 16 at 86.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2018

However, Campbell is also sharply scrutinized for his role in midwifing and unleashing Dianetics.

From Nature Oct. 9, 2018

Bateson knew that he was witnessing, or, rather, midwifing, the birth of a profound revolution in biology.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Langhorne was midwived in a Bethesda hospital, the middle of three sons to a father who ran a concrete company.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2015

I pretend neither to the spirit of prophecy, nor to any uncommon skill in predicting a crisis; much less to tell when it begins to be nascent, or is fairly midwived into the world.

From James Otis, the pre-revolutionist by John Clark Ridpath



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