Converse of object

• employ: If the Trust has a midwifery shortage it can employ an independent midwife, as other Trusts have done.

• ring: Graham got back at about 9:30, and we decided to ring the midwife and let her know what was going on.

• ask: If you are in any doubt ask the midwife, she may be able to guide you better.

Preposition: in

• attendance: Additional drivers will be provided overnight so that, for instance, a maternity patient could be transferred with a midwife in attendance.

Adjective modifier

• registered: Even in England some women choose to birth their babies without registered midwives or doctors in attendance.

• trained: Trained midwives will provide information at ante natal checks and use future appointments to help women to kick the habit.

• independent: I mourn what has happened to independent midwives with the refusal by the RCM to ensure them.

• domiciliary: On returning to the UK Mary worked as a domiciliary midwife.

• experienced: Not rocket science you cry, every experienced midwife knows that!

Modifies a noun

• shortage: We already have an acute nursing and midwife shortage in the UK that is affecting patient care.

Noun used with modifier

• on-call: So I called the delivery suite who told me that Rachael, the on-call midwife, would ring me back.

• community: The service was provided in addition to routine visits by the community midwife.

• consultant: EH asked if a new consultant midwife would be appointed now that Sue Burvill had left the Trust.

• student: Gloria arrived at 8.30 am with her student midwife, Sophie.