Look up: Midwife

1. midwife
   [Noun] A qualified person who helps women during childbirth.
   Example: Ruby was upset that her midwife was on holiday when she gave birth to her baby.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. midwife
   [n] - a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
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3. midwife
   The word literally means "with woman". Midwives provide care to women during pregnancy, labour, birth, and postnatally - usually for the first ten days, although this can be extended to 28 days if the new mother has particular needs. A Health Visitor then takes over care of the mother and baby.
   Found on http://www.babycentre.co.uk/glossary/m/
   
   
4. midwife
   A woman who helped others to give birth. Many complications existed so that death during childbirth was a regular occurence.
   Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl
   
   
5. Midwife
   Midwife: A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant women, birth education for women and their partners, and care for mothers and newborn babies after the birth. A midwife may be a man or a woman. Depending on local law, midwives may deliver babies in the mother's home, in a special b …
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6. Midwife
   Mid"wife` noun ; plural Midwives . [ Middle English midwif , from Anglo-Saxon mid with (akin to Greek ...) + ... woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta- , and Wife .] A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/64
   
   
7. Midwife
   Mid"wife` transitive verb To assist in childbirth.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/64
   
   
8. Midwife
   Mid"wife` intransitive verb To perform the office of midwife.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/64
   
   
9. midwife
   Origin: OE. Midwif, fr. AS. Mid with (akin to Gr) + woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta-, and Wife. ... A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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10. midwife
    accoucheuse noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
11. midwife
    (mid´wīf″) a person who assists at childbirth but who is not a physician.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
12. Midwife
    • (v. t.) To assist in childbirth. • (v. i.) To perform the office of midwife. • (n.) A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning