midwifery
pronunciation
How to pronounce midwifery in British English:
UK [ˌmɪdˈwɪfəri]
How to pronounce midwifery in American English:
US [mɪdˈwɪfəri, ˈmɪdˌwaɪfri, -ˌwaɪfəri]
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- Noun:
- the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
- assisting women at childbirth
Word Origin
- midwifery (n.)
- late 15c.; a hybrid from midwife + -ery.
Example
- 1. Smellie improved the forceps and wrote a bestselling practical midwifery handbook .
- 2. Hunter 's pupil william shippen successfully introduced male midwifery to america .
- 3. He has set out his controversial views in an article for the journal evidence based midwifery , which is published by the royal college of midwives ( rcm ) .
- 4. After dropping out of both high school and art college , mr lanier tried his hand at goat-herding and midwifery . His anti-establishment tendencies prevented him from doing the obvious thing and taking a job at the white sands missile range .
- 5. First , health care in ancient times was much more primitive , with skills such as midwifery passed down through families as oral tradition rather than formal training . Thus childbirth was one of life 's most dangerous events .