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midwifery

[mid-wif-uh-ree, -wif-ree, mid-wahy-fuh-ree, -wahyf-ree] Origin

mid·wife·ry

[mid-wif-uh-ree, -wif-ree, mid-wahy-fuh-ree, -wahyf-ree]
noun
the technique or practice of a midwife.

Origin:
1475–85; see midwife, -ery
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midwifery (ˈmɪdˌwɪfərɪ)
 
n
the art or practice of a midwife; obstetrics

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midwifery
late 15c.; from midwife + -ery.
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midwifery mid·wife·ry (mĭd-wĭf'ə-rē, mĭd'wīf'rē, -wī'fə-rē)
n.
The techniques and practice of a midwife including childbirth assistance, the independent care of essentially normal healthy women and infants before, during, and after childbirth, and, in collaboration with medical personnel, the consultation, management, and referral of cases in which abnormalities develop.

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