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Midwife - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Midwife : (noun)
1: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: accoucheuse]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Midwife : \Mid"wife`\, v. t.
To assist in childbirth.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Midwife : \Mid"wife`\, v. i.
To perform the office of midwife.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Midwife : \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl. Midwives. [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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MIDWIFE, med. jur. A woman who practices midwifery; a woman who pursues the
business of an account.
2. AMidwife : is required to perform the business she undertakes with
proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, (q.v.) she is liable
to an action or an indictment for the misdemeanor. Vide Vin. Ab. Physician;
Com. Dig. Physician; 8 East, R. 348; 2 Wils. R. 359; 4 C. & P. 398; S. C. 19
E. C. L. R. 440; 4 C. & P. 407, n. a; 1 Chit. Pr. 43; 2 Russ. Cr. 288.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Midwife : The two midwives mentioned in Ex. 1:15 were probably the
superintendents of the whole class.
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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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 birthing center or clinic, or in a
hospital.
Most midwives specialize in normal, uncomplicated deliveries, referring women with health problems that could require hospitalization during birth to a hospital-based obstetrician. Others work with
physicians as part of a team. Legal qualifications required to practice midwifery differ between the US states and various countries. See also midwife, certified; midwife, certified nurse; midwife,
certified professional; midwife, direct-entry; midwife, traditional.
Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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