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midwifery definition

mid·wifery (mid′wif′rē, -wīf′-; -ər ē)

noun

the work of a midwife; esp., the body of knowledge, skills, and practices of a modern midwife

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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