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Meanings of midwife in English

Russian
акушер
Portuguese
obstetriz
Catalan
comare
Spanish
matrón
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Medical professional who practices obstetrics as a health science.

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        акушер
        Usage of midwife in English
        1
        The midwife was quite sure he would make good on his threat.
        The hangman's daughter
        2
        The office of midwife was hereditary in the family of the basket-maker.
        Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
        3
        A short time later he stood in front of the midwife's house.
        The hangman's daughter
        4
        She was already 28 weeks gone when she first saw a midwife.
        The Guardian
        5
        And believe me, if the midwife croaks now, it's best for her.
        The hangman's daughter
        6
        The midwife's voice brought him back to the present with a jolt.
        Mistress of the game
        7
        Sarah also works as a bank midwife in the local maternity unit.
        The Guardian
        8
        There's no longer a midwife in Lumsden after the centre was downgraded.
        Radio NZ
        9
        It cost me 20s, between the midwife and the two nurses to-day.
        Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 13: November/December 1661
        10
        Grandma was a midwife and doctored all the babies on the place.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        11
        Some of the white mistresses acted as midwife for the black mothers.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        12
        The midwife said the child could not be born without medical help.
        Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag
        13
        The midwife brought her tablets but did not explain what they were.
        The Guardian
        14
        He took the midwife's left thumb and introduced it into the clamp.
        The hangman's daughter
        15
        I was just going upstairs, when the midwife opened the window noiselessly.
        International Short Stories: French
        16
        Do I need to get a midwife or one of your sisters?
        The viking takes a knight
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