All 11 Uses of
midwife
in
If I Stay
- When she was done, she pushed her plate away and announced she was ready to go to the midwife.†
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- The hippie midwife led Mom inside and Dad asked me if I wanted to come, too.†
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- Very soothing," the midwife said.†
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- Dad had started unwrapping his meal when Mom let out a growl and then started screaming at the midwife that she was ready to push.†
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- The midwife poked her head out the door.†
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- "Would you like to watch?" the midwife asked Dad, but he just swayed and turned a pale shade of green.†
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- I just automatically went to stand next to the midwife.†
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- The midwife was telling Mom to push, then hold, then push.
Chpt 12 *midwife = someone skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- He held my gaze as the midwife suctioned out his nose.†
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- The midwife put Teddy on Mom's belly.†
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- The midwife held the cord taut and told me where to cut.†
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Definition:
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(midwife) a non-doctor who practices the profession of assisting women in childbirth; or to assist in childbirth
or:
someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence