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Recent Examples of midwife
At 100 years old, Doña Miriam confronts the end of her life cycle, passing on her wisdom as the last living traditional Costa Rican midwife in the region.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Some wait until the end of the first trimester, others after the first midwife appointment, and others, like the Richardsons, wait until after getting an ultrasound image.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
That includes the program that Odia was relying on to pay about half of her midwives.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Rojas has been a licensed midwife in Texas since 2018, per state records.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Some wait until the end of the first trimester, others after the first midwife appointment, and others, like the Richardsons, wait until after getting an ultrasound image.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
That includes the program that Odia was relying on to pay about half of her midwives.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Rojas has been a licensed midwife in Texas since 2018, per state records.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midwife
Noun
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2024
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Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Things got so bad that Devine’s doctors diagnosed him with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), more formally known as Moersch-Woltman Syndrome.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the spring of 2023, a woman in Chicago, much like Lucca, was referred to genetics by her obstetrician for routine discussion of atypical NIPT results.—
Laura Hercher,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2025
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Liles, the obstetrician, also stressed the importance of involving trusted adults, but said minors don’t always feel comfortable engaging parents in those conversations, and that’s why the provisions in H.B. 7213 are necessary.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.—
Nicole McCann,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra said her physicians eventually diagnosed her with Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacterial infection that mimics many symptoms of viral flu and pneumonia.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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In a bid to grab the attention of younger audiences, the 13th Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) has included a mélange of comedies, thrillers, animation and genre pics amid the docs, dramas and arthouse fare in its program.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The show was on a Discovery+ UK slate that also includes a doc about Spain’s Luis Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso following the infamous kiss that overshadowed Spain’s win against England in the 2023 Women’s soccer World Cup.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an exception and discourages pediatricians in their clinics from treating unvaccinated patients.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The former United States Secretary of State spoke onstage with Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician and the former Surgeon General of California.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Anyone with persistent or worsening pain should see a healthcare provider, ideally a gynecologist or a urinary tract specialist known as a urologist or a urogynecologist (only sees female patients).—
Laura Young,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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The victim suffered a facial wound during the attack and was taken by medics to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The child was evaluated by medics and reunited with her mother, per NBC10.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwife. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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