midwife's

Belonging to deliverer

Midwife's is the possessive form of midwife—a person, usually a woman, trained to assist in childbirth.

The possessive indicates belonging or association: the midwife's hands, a midwife's training, the midwife's bag of supplies.

A midwife's role extends beyond delivery to prenatal and postnatal care.

clinical

hands

Gripping limbs' extremities

supplies · gloves · stethoscope · doppler · kit · fetoscope · scales · clamps · scissors · sutures

professional

certification

Attestation of qualification

practice · caseload · credentials · apprenticeship · registration · specialization · expertise · experience · qualification · education

care

patient

Able to wait calmly

advice · support · touch · presence · reassurance · encouragement · intuition · wisdom · vigilance · attentiveness

role

duties

Required tasks or charges

delivery · attendance · supervision · assessment · monitoring · decision · judgment · expertise · authority · recommendation

Opposites
birth attendant/medical approach

midwife'sdoctor's

Belonging to a healer

surgeon's · physician's · hospital's · medicalized · clinical

Phrases
Family

midwife, midwifery, midwifed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G