Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A registered nurse who is also certified to practice midwifery.
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- noun a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife
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Examples
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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Want to know how one bike courier, and one nurse-midwife, in Bihar are saving lives?
Melinda Gates: Making a Difference One Life at a Time Melinda Gates 2011
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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Want to know how one bike courier, and one nurse-midwife, in Bihar are saving lives?
Melinda Gates: Making a Difference One Life at a Time Melinda Gates 2011
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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"This is their community health center," said Evelyn Intondi, a Planned Parenthood nurse-midwife.
Conservatives Suggest Planned Parenthood May Be Criminal Enterprise AP 2011
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"I never heard her say anything negative," said Breen Rothman, a certified nurse-midwife.
Amy Polk dies at 42, advocate for Takoma Park birth center 2010
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My nurse-midwife was affiliated with a medical center that offered very comfortable, home-like birthing rooms, with medical staff on hand if needed.
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