Definitions for midwives
mid·wives

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1. midwivesnoun

   Plural form of midwife.

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1. midwives

   A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; concentrating on being experts in what is normal and identifying conditions that need further evaluation. In most countries, midwives are recognized as skilled healthcare providers. Midwives are trained to recognize variations from the normal progress of labor and understand how to deal with deviations from normal. They may intervene in high risk situations such as breech births, twin births, and births where the baby is in a posterior position, using non-invasive techniques. For complications related to pregnancy and birth that are beyond the midwife's scope of practice, including surgical and instrumental deliveries, they refer their patients to physicians or surgeons. In many parts of the world, these professions work in tandem to provide care to childbearing women. In others, only the midwife is available to provide care, and in yet other countries, many women elect to utilize obstetricians primarily over midwives. Many developing countries are investing money and training for midwives, sometimes by upskilling those people already practicing as traditional birth attendants. Some primary care services are currently lacking, due to a shortage of funding for these resources.

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1. Midwives

   of Midwife

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1. Midwives

   Midwives: A Novel is a novel by Chris Bohjalian, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in October 1998.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of midwives in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of midwives in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of midwives in a Sentence

1. Toyin Saraki:

   A woman there is only footsteps away from a midwife and clinic, with her family around her, and a doctor on standby, if ever there was an argument for having midwives present at delivery and a doctor on call if needed, this is surely it.

2. James Brown:

   I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.

3. Lesley Page:

   Midwives and other maternity staff should not act as gatekeepers to maternity services, they owe a duty of care to all pregnant women who seek care from them and they should provide care to all pregnant women irrespective of ability to pay.

4. Bruno Grollemund:

   This is particularly important for midwives and pediatric nurses who are the medical staff in whom parents confide most readily, if full use is made of these teams and careful attention is paid to the child as a unique being, the parents will feel less isolated, and will be in a better position to reach the decisions that will affect their future.

5. Aubrey Cunnington:

   Doctors, nurses, midwives and parents need to be aware they are doing something with a potential risk that currently doesn’t have any evidence of benefit.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Midwives
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwives
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midwives
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=midwives