midwifery

midwifery definition - medical

mid·wife·ry (mĭd-wĭfˈə-rē, mĭdˈwīfˌrē, -wīˌfə-rē)

noun
The techniques and practice of a midwife including childbirth assistance, the independent care of essentially normal healthy women and infants before, during, and after childbirth, and, in collaboration with medical personnel, the consultation, management, and referral of cases in which abnormalities develop.

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