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nurse-mid⋅wife

[nurs-mid-wahyf]
–noun, plural -wives.
a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, esp. at home or in another nonhospital setting.
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Main Entry: nurse–midwife
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural nurse–midwives
: a registered nurse who has received additional trainingas a midwife, delivers infants, and provides antepartum and postpartum care
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nurse-midwife n.
A person formally educated and certified to practice in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery.


nurse-midwifery n.

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