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nurse-mid•wife



Pronunciation: (nûrs'mid'wīf"), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -wives.
a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, esp. at home or in another nonhospital setting.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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