Midwifery
1Midwifery — Mid wife ry (?; 277), n. 1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. [1913 Webster] 2. Assistance at childbirth; help or co[ o]peration in production. [1913 Webster] …
2midwifery — late 15c.; a hybrid from MIDWIFE (Cf. midwife) + ERY (Cf. ery) …
3midwifery — The dominant pronunciation in BrE is mid wif ri (three syllables) or mid wif ǝ ri (four syllables), although mid wiyf ǝ ri (with the second syllable as in wife) is also heard in AmE …
4midwifery — [mid΄wif′rē, mid΄wīf′rē; mid΄wif′ər ē] n. the work of a midwife; esp., the body of knowledge, skills, and practices of a modern midwife …
5Midwifery — Midwives redirects here. For the novel by Chris Bohjalian, see Midwives (novel). A midwife measures the height of the mother s fundus at about 26 weeks to determine the probable gestational age of the fetus. Midwifery is a health care profession… …
6midwifery — /mid wif euh ree, wif ree, mid wuy feuh ree, wuyf ree/, n. the technique or practice of a midwife. [1475 85; see MIDWIFE, ERY] * * * Art of attending women in childbirth. It is known to date to ancient biblical, Greek, and Roman times. It… …
7midwifery — Independent care of essentially normal, healthy women and infants by a midwife, antepartally, intrapartally, postpartally, and/or obstetrically in a hospital, birth center, or home setting, and including normal delivery of the infant, with …
8midwifery — [[t]mɪ̱dwɪ̱fəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Midwifery is the work of delivering babies and advising pregnant women …
9midwifery — midwife ► NOUN ▪ a nurse who is trained to assist women in childbirth. DERIVATIVES midwifery noun. ORIGIN probably from obsolete mid «with» + WIFE(Cf. ↑wifely) (in the sense «woman») …
10Midwifery in Maya society — is a women s profession that assists women from pregnancy to newborn care. Midwifery also has the religious role of interpreting spiritual signs and predicting children s futures. Midwives are believed in Mayan society to be assigned their… …
