MIDWIFERY - Definition

Pronunciation:		'mid`wIfuree
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] assisting women at childbirth [n] the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

	Synonyms:	OB, obstetrics, tocology

	See Also:	delivery, fetology, foetology, medical specialty, medicine, obstetrical delivery, perinatology

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mid"wife`ry\ (?; 277), n. 1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. 2. Assistance at childbirth; help or co["o]peration in production.