MIDWIVES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

midwives

noun

plural of midwife

as in obstetricians

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Traditionally, obstetricians were required to be on call when their patients went into labor.

— Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Imagine if obstetricians could identify during pregnancy which women were at high risk for severe postpartum depression.

— Jamie Maguire, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstetricians

Noun

Hospital physicians would later detail her case in a 2019 medical journal article without naming X2.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of physicians

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ProPublica gathered death records from coroners and police in five Idaho counties and shared them with more than a dozen pediatricians and birthing specialists.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
Parents are increasingly asking pediatricians to delay, space out, or altogether forgo immunizations for their children.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pediatricians

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