Midwife
21Midwife, direct-entry — A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program …
22Midwife, empirical — A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program …
23Midwife, lay — A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program …
24Midwife assistant — A person who assists a midwife with prenatal care, childbirth education, delivery, and post natal care. Also known as a doula or labor assistant …
25Midwife, certified — A midwife who has been certified by her state or national agency for credentialing midwives …
26Midwife, certified professional — A midwife who has completed a degree in midwifery at a credentialed educational institution. Abbreviated CPM …
27Midwife, traditional — A direct entry midwife practicing within the confines of traditional folk medicine. Traditional midwives are now very rare in the US, but preside over the majority of births in many other countries. Most have no formal medical training, but… …
28midwife frog — noun or midwife toad : obstetrical toad …
29Midwife — The two midwives mentioned in Ex. 1:15 were probably the superintendents of the whole class …
30midwife — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, agent, ancilla, appliance, bonesetter, chiropractor, contrivance, creature, device, dummy, dupe, go between, handmaid, handmaiden, healer, homeopath, homeopathist, implement, instrument, interagent,… …
