midwiferynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌmɪdˈwɪf.ər.i//ˌmɪdˈwɪf.ɚ.i/the job of being a midwife (= someone who is trained to help women when they are giving birth):
At nursing college she specialized in midwifery.
Improvements in midwifery have reduced death during childbirth.
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