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- 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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Definitions:
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(1)
(midwife) a trained (usually non-doctor) professional who assists women in childbirth; or more broadly, a person who helps bring something new into existence or helps guide it into being
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)