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Recent Examples of midwife
Knowing her medical past, O'Neal's midwife gave her one simple prescription: go for a walk every day, whether to grab a coffee or just to get out of the house.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
As a baby, the spelling of Victor’s last name on his birth certificate was altered from Sing to Syng, which Victor believes was an oversight by a midwife who delivered him.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Ali was inspired to launch the brand after receiving transformative care from a Black midwife after experiencing a challenging birth.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Women who have a midwife are less likely to have a C-section.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
As a baby, the spelling of Victor’s last name on his birth certificate was altered from Sing to Syng, which Victor believes was an oversight by a midwife who delivered him.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Ali was inspired to launch the brand after receiving transformative care from a Black midwife after experiencing a challenging birth.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Women who have a midwife are less likely to have a C-section.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midwife
Noun
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2024
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Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2024
Noun
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That is a decision between a parent and their doctor.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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Kasey Allen The family was joined by Caleb and taken to a bigger hospital, where two other doctors attempted to remove the battery.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
Noun
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And a lot of obstetricians and gynecologists don't have accessible [clinics] and training for treating disabled people.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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The Trump administration’s decision came amid criticism from officials at the nation’s leading organizations for pediatricians and obstetricians.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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By then, Bustamante had found a new passion, going back to school to become a physician’s assistant.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The bill also prohibits physicians and other health care providers from sharing any information about these services or related consultation with the minor’s parent or guardian without the minor’s express consent, according to the bill’s analysis.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The doc will be presented and distributed by Sony Music Vision in partnership with the RCA Records label.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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This situation is no different than any other architectural guidelines in our docs.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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In Friday's strike, only one of pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar's 10 children survived at their home near the southern city of Khan Younis.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Only one of pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar’s 10 children survived the Israeli strike on their home Friday near the southern city of Khan Yunis.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Tim launched the country’s first training program for obstetricians and gynecologists through a groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Michigan and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.—
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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And a lot of obstetricians and gynecologists don't have accessible [clinics] and training for treating disabled people.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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One of the injured was a medic who had been patrolling the event on a bicycle.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Pediatrician Alaa Al-Najjar, left, who lost nine of her 10 children in an Israeli strike Friday, according to medics, reacts at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwife. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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