midwife in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

midwife in the PONS Dictionary

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It may also refer to professions that involve these functions: midwife and wet nurse.
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While there she claimed to receive basic nursing training from a local midwife, but there is no record of her undertaking formal nursing training.
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She worked until 8:00 p.m. the night before giving birth and even managed to sell a kitchen to her midwife whilst in labour.
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The midwife took the crown and put in on her head.
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After they were married she ceased working as a midwife and devoted herself to activism.
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As a skilled midwife, she enjoyed an excellent reputation as a professional and was well liked.
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She was considered to have healing powers and acted as a midwife for a large section of local society.
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She started being a midwife after she herself had lost 24 children.
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There is one doctor, three nurses, a midwife, and a pharmacist.
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Only later the toad was accounted as a midwife toad.
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