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BNC: 25070 COCA: 27761

— midwifery

/ˌmɪdˈwɪfəri/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 25070 COCA: 27761

midwifery

noun

mid·​wife·​ry ˌmid-ˈwi-f(ə-)rē How to pronounce midwifery (audio) -ˈwī- How to pronounce midwifery (audio)
ˈmid-ˌwī-
1
: the art or act of assisting at childbirth
also : obstetrics
2
: the art, act, or process of producing, bringing forth, or bringing about

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Last year, the center’s midwifery practice assisted in about 90 births. Bracey Harris, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2022 Yet even as the field of midwifery continues to grow, women of color, particularly Black women, have a hard time entering the field. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 28 July 2022 Once upon a time, midwifery in the US was a Black woman’s trade. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 28 July 2022 But three years later, after graduating from her nurse-midwifery program at UC San Francisco, Schnyer is not yet prepared to provide abortions that require hands-on care. Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 The clinic has been working to crosstrain staff in the other health care services the clinic provides, including midwifery. Bracey Harris, NBC News, 19 June 2022 The World Health Organization recommends midwifery care as an evidence based approach to reducing these deaths. Candace Smith, ABC News, 17 June 2022 This year’s proceeds will benefit gun-safety advocacy nonprofit Everytown and local birthing and midwifery center Kindred Space LA. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022 In many places, healthcare workers practicing midwifery don't have sufficient skills and knowledge to handle basic childbirth complications and emergencies. Anna Frellsen, Forbes, 3 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of midwifery was in the 15th century
BNC: 25070 COCA: 27761

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