nurse-midwife
[ nurs-mid-wahyf ]
/ ˈnɜrsˈmɪdˌwaɪf /
noun, plural nurse-mid·wives.
a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
Words nearby nurse-midwife
nurse anesthetist,
nurse crop,
nurse practitioner,
nurse shark,
nurse's aide,
nurse-midwife,
nurse-practitioner,
nursehound,
nurseling,
nursemaid,
nursemaid's elbow
Example sentences from the Web for nurse-midwife
There she studied nursing and midwifery, and came back home in 1961 as the first qualified Somali nurse-midwife.
Medical definitions for nurse-midwife
nurse-midwife
n.
A person formally educated and certified to practice in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery.