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Definition
a non-doctor who practices the profession of assisting women in childbirth; or to assist in childbirth
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someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence
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someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence
- There's no midwifery there, whichever place she's gone to; so I suppose she's out of employment, anyway.Chapter 37 — In Which the Reader May Perceive a Contrast, Not Uncommon.... (86% in)
midwifery = the profession of assisting women in childbirth by people who are not medical doctors
There are no more uses of "midwife" in Oliver Twist.
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