'Midwifery' definitions:
Definition of 'midwifery'
(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery]
noun
Assisting women at childbirth
Definition of 'Midwifery'
From: GCIDE
- Midwifery \Mid"wife`ry\ (?; 277), n.
- 1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production. [1913 Webster]