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Midwifery   /mˈɪdwˌaɪfəri/   Listen
Midwifery

noun
1.
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother.  Synonyms: OB, obstetrics, tocology.
2.
Assisting women at childbirth.





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"Midwifery" Quotes from Famous Books



... is, that if any examining body satisfies the Medical Council (or other State authority), that it requires full and efficient instruction and examination in the three branches of medicine, surgery, and midwifery; and if it admits a certain number of coadjutor examiners appointed by the State authority, the certificate of that authority shall give ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 2 • Leonard Huxley
... the commonwealth women practiced midwifery, and were very successful. Mrs. John Eliot, Anne Hutchinson, Mrs. Fuller and Sarah Alcock were the first in the State. Janet Alexander, a Scotchwoman, was a well-trained midwife.[147] She lived in Boston, and was always recognized as a good practitioner in her line by the leading ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various


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