Accoucheuse: French for a woman who is an obstetrician (a physician skilled in the art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the time after delivery) or a midwife (today a non-physician trained to assist a woman during childbirth). The ending '-euse' is feminine and indicates that the accoucheuse is a woman. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2106