nurse-midwife

nurse-midwife definition - medical

nurse-midwife

noun
A person formally educated and certified to practice in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery.

Related Forms:

  • nurse-midwifery noun

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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