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Recent Examples of midwife
The popular medical drama follows the heartwarming tale of life in London’s impoverished East End, as a group of midwives welcome new lives and care for the community in the changing times of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Call the Midwife, the popular period drama that tells the story of midwives in the 1950s and 1960s, has been on TV for 12 years now but shows no signs of losing its popularity.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Third, the universal unconscious is the midwife that gives birth to innovative breakthroughs.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Image Image His father, 50, is a pastor and his mother, 47, is a midwife, yet the family has won first place several times over the decades.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Call the Midwife, the popular period drama that tells the story of midwives in the 1950s and 1960s, has been on TV for 12 years now but shows no signs of losing its popularity.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Third, the universal unconscious is the midwife that gives birth to innovative breakthroughs.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Image Image His father, 50, is a pastor and his mother, 47, is a midwife, yet the family has won first place several times over the decades.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2024
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Just minutes into a flight, a 52-year-old woman forced an emergency landing because of excruciating pain in her eye, German doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Beattie has continued to raise awareness of self-checks, regular doctors’ appointments and the importance of early detection.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The obstetricians who sued said there is an undercurrent of fear when working with someone with pregnancy complications.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2024
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Almost all obstetricians will go their entire careers without ever seeing a single case.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2024
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At the same time, AI could also further erode physician autonomy.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Despite growing progress, women still only made up 38% of the US physician workforce as of 2023, according to a recent data report.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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Netflix’s doc series will launch February 10 and is its latest in the premium docs space.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fact that music docs mean business is evident from some insights in the report.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Roots often sees kids who have been referred by their pediatrician for anxiety—but who are actually experiencing something else, like a stomach issue.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Call a healthcare provider or pediatrician if their acne has lasted for months.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Obstetricians and gynecologists took the top spot for the highest-paying job across the nation with a median salary of $239,200.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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This woman should definitely be seen by her gynecologist for possible exposures to STIs.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2025
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Thirty minutes later, the Sun reported, medics still had not tended to a distraught woman half-buried by the shattered stands, groaning, with both legs apparently broken.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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What's the Context Now the hostages due to be released have been named, their families, friends and official responders including medics and other respite staff can begin the process of preparing for their arrival.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwife. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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