Hypertext Webster Gateway: "midwifery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Midwifery \Mid"wife`ry\ (?; 277), n.
1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth;
obstetrics.
2. Assistance at childbirth; help or co["o]peration in
production.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
midwifery
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {OB}, {tocology}]
2: assisting women at childbirth
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