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  • verb rare Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife.

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Examples

  • It does not have a doctor or midwifes signature or even a place for them to sign the document.

    Arizona lawmakers still pushing 'birther' measure 2010

  • There are gender imbalances everywhere, from taxi drivers, computer engineers, and infantry sergeants, to midwifes, exotic dancers, and primary school teachers.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Great Moments in Asymmetry 2010

  • Doctors and dentists, dermatologists and midwifes, have to learn to hustle.

    Arjuna Ardagh: WikiLeaks and the Road to a More Honest America 2010

  • The persecution of Andy Wakefield, M.D., reminds of inquisitors pursuing 15th Century midwifes, of inquisitors pursuing Giordano Bruno.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • I'm fascinated by the idea of the knowledge and support base doulas and midwifes add to birth.

    sometimes it's a very very small town ScienceWoman 2006

  • I just heard a paper about midwifery in the 16th and 17th Cs, which maintained that after the Reformation, midwifes were employed more or less in the service of the church, to root out Catholicism, etc.--and I believe they were authorized to perform at least emergency baptisms, right?

    Sacraments on Stage? Bardiac 2008

  • I've mentioned in other posts that I joned the American Legion Women's Auxiliary here, which has helped the CASA midwifery program in such areas as providing baby layettes for the midwifes to take out into the rural areas.

    Let Me Hear Your Opinion 2005

  • China donated US500,000 (R3. 5 million) to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) secretariat for the training of nurses and midwifes in Tanzania and Kenya.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • The midwifes would repair it after the baby was checked out.

    Archive 2006-04-01 The Raven 2006

  • The midwifes would repair it after the baby was checked out.

    Son is 7! The Raven 2006

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