Midwifery

  • 21midwifery — n. the profession of providing assistance and medical care to women undergoing labour and childbirth. See also: community midwife, obstetrics Derivatives: midwife n …

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  • 22midwifery — UK [ˌmɪdˈwɪfərɪ] / US [ˈmɪdˌwaɪfərɪ] noun [uncountable] the job that a midwife does …

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  • 23midwifery — mid•wife•ry [[t]mɪdˈwɪf ə ri, ˈwɪf ri, ˈmɪdˌwaɪ fə ri, ˌwaɪf ri[/t]] n. med the technique or practice of a midwife • Etymology: 1475–85 …

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  • 24midwifery — /mɪdˈwɪfəri/ (say mid wifuhree) noun the art or practice of assisting women in childbirth …

  • 25midwifery — The work of a midwife, that is assisting a woman in childbirth. Sometimes regarded more highly as the practice of obstetrics. Commonwealth v Porn, 196 Mass 326, 82 NE 31; State v Banti, 163 Tex Crim 89, 289 SW2d 247 …

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  • 26midwifery — noun 1. the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother • Syn: ↑obstetrics, ↑OB, ↑tocology • Derivationally related forms: ↑obstetric (for: ↑obstetrics), ↑obstetrical …

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  • 27Nursing and Midwifery Council — NMC Logo Established in 2002, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is a statutory body set up by the Parliament of the United Kingdom through the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001. The NMC is the UK regulator for nursing and midwifery… …

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  • 28Robert Lee (midwifery) — Robert Lee (died February 6, 1877) was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow in 1834. He held the Chair for the shortest period of any holder to date, resigning from his position immediately after giving his opening… …

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  • 29Nurses and Midwifery Council — The Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the regulatory body that monitors, enlists and regulates the activities of nurses and midwives in Ghana.[1] The body is also responsible for the examination of student nurses and midwives that leads to… …

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  • 30Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing — Infobox University name = Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing established = 1939 type = Private, Master s only president = Susan Stone city = Hyden state = Kentucky country = USA affiliations = website = [http://www.frontierschool.edu …

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