midwife
Delivery room helper
A midwife is a trained professional who assists women during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, providing care and support throughout the process.
Midwives typically handle uncomplicated deliveries and may work in hospitals, birthing centers, or homes.
The word combines elements meaning "with woman," reflecting the midwife's role as a companion through birth.
As a verb, to midwife something is to help bring it into being: She midwifed the project from concept to completion.
Informal term for grandmother
- wisewomanFemale folk healer
- healerOne who restores health
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
ancestral · rituals · remedies · community · village · indigenous · poultice · lore
Conveyance of goods
- newbornInfant just delivered
- contractionsShortened word forms
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
umbilical · birthing · cesarean · vaginal · pushing · crowning · afterbirth · breech
Trained childbirth support person
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- clinicianMedical care provider
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- licensedGranted official permission
registered · student · trainee · apprentice · consultant · specialist · independent · lay
Before birth
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- antenatalBefore birth
- perinatalAround time of delivery
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
maternity · checkup · monitoring · breastfeeding · lactation · nurture · support · comfort
Childbirth medicine branch
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
anesthesia · episiotomy · forceps · amniotic · fetus · ultrasound · doppler · vitals
granny
Informal term for grandmother
folklore · ancestral · rituals · remedies · community · village · indigenous · poultice · lore · matron
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- newbornInfant just delivered
- contractionsShortened word forms
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
placenta · umbilical · birthing · cesarean · vaginal · pushing · crowning · afterbirth · breech · waterbirth
doula
Trained childbirth support person
licensed · registered · student · trainee · apprentice · consultant · specialist · independent · lay · professional
prenatal
Before birth
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- antenatalBefore birth
- perinatalAround time of delivery
gestation · maternity · checkup · monitoring · breastfeeding · lactation · nurture · support · comfort · reassurance
obstetrics
Childbirth medicine branch
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
epidural · anesthesia · episiotomy · forceps · amniotic · fetus · ultrasound · doppler · vitals · complications
advocate
Public cause supporter
guardian · protector · supporter · companion · attendant · facilitator · empowerment · trust · presence · patience
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- village lifevillage, hamlet, thatched roofs, chalet, folk tales
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
midwifeundertaker
Funeral service professional
mortician · funeral director · hospice worker · death doula · coroner
midwifeobstructor
One who blocks progress
abortionist · saboteur · suppressor · killer · destroyer
- nurse midwifeChildbirth care professional
- traditional midwivesUnlicensed community birth attendants
- Call the MidwifeRequest obstetric assistance