midwifery

[ mid-wif-uh-ree, -wif-ree, mid-wahy-fuh-ree, -wahyf-ree ]
/ mɪdˈwɪf ə ri, -ˈwɪf ri, ˈmɪdˌwaɪ fə ri, -ˌwaɪf ri /

noun

the technique or practice of a midwife.

Origin of midwifery

First recorded in 1475–85; see origin at midwife, -ery

Words nearby midwifery

midwest city, midwestern, midwesterner, midwife, midwife toad, midwifery, midwinter, midyear, mie scattering, mielie, mielziner

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British Dictionary definitions for midwifery

midwifery
/ (ˈmɪdˌwɪfərɪ) /

noun

the art or practice of a midwife; obstetrics

Medical definitions for midwifery

midwifery
[ mĭd-wĭf′ə-rē, mĭd′wīf′rē, -wī′fə-rē ]

n.

The techniques and practice of a midwife including childbirth assistance, the independent care of essentially normal healthy women and infants before, during, and after childbirth, and, in collaboration with medical personnel, the consultation, management, and referral of cases in which abnormalities develop.