midwife
n. a professionally trained and licensed health care provider of primary medical services for women, including perinatal (prenatal, delivery, and postpartum) care for pregnant women and new mothers and most family planning and gynecological services for healthy women of all ages. Midwives work together with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) doctors. They either consult with or refer to other health care providers in cases that are outside of their expertise (e.g., high-risk pregnancies, pregnant women with a chronic illness). Compare doula. —midwifery
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