Midwifery

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  midwifery
       n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
            the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {OB}, {tocology}]
       2: assisting women at childbirth