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[ mid-wif -uh -ree, -wif -ree, mid -wahy-fuh -ree, -wahyf-ree ] SHOW IPA
/ mɪdˈwɪf ə ri, -ˈwɪf ri, ˈmɪdˌwaɪ fə ri, -ˌwaɪf ri / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun the technique or practice of a midwife.
Origin of midwifery First recorded in 1475–85; see origin at midwife, -ery
Words nearby midwifery Midwesterner, mid-wicket, mid wicket off, mid wicket on, midwife, midwifery , midwife toad, midwinter, midyear, M.I.E., mielie
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Example sentences from the Web for midwifery They are looking for the woman-centered care found in midwifery practices, or in extreme cases, on their own.
Natural Childbirth Is Not a Cult | Brandy Zadrozny| June 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In Holland, midwifery is part of the medical system, and doctors and midwives work in close collaboration.
Michelle Goldberg Answers a Critic’s Distortions of Her Home-Birth Argument | Michelle Goldberg| July 5, 2012| DAILY BEAST
“I want people to understand the difference between medical care and midwifery care,” says Mindy Bizzell.
Home Birth: Increasingly Popular, But Dangerous | Michelle Goldberg| June 25, 2012| DAILY BEAST
There she studied nursing and midwifery , and came back home in 1961 as the first qualified Somali nurse-midwife.
Somaliland's Healer of Women | Lynn Sherr| March 13, 2010| DAILY BEAST
From the day on which he first used ether in midwifery until the end of his career he constantly used ansthetics in his practice.
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) | Henry Laing Gordon
He lodged in Whitechapel, took lessons in midwifery and walked the hospitals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 | Various
In later editions new names are added; in that of 1790, Wegeler is professor of midwifery .
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock Thayer
A few weeks afterwards, the city petitioned to have a number of women instructed in the practice of midwifery .
A Practical Illustration of Woman's Right to Labor | Marie E. Zakrzewska
Those who objected to ansthesia on moral grounds directed their attacks chiefly against its use in midwifery .
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) | Henry Laing Gordon
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British Dictionary definitions for midwifery noun the art or practice of a midwife; obstetrics
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Medical definitions for midwifery [ mĭd-wĭf′ ə-rē, mĭd′ wīf′rē, -wī′fə-rē ]
n. The techniques and practice of a midwife including childbirth assistance, the independent care of essentially normal healthy women and infants before, during, and after childbirth, and, in collaboration with medical personnel, the consultation, management, and referral of cases in which abnormalities develop.
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