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lay midwife |
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lay midwife Community midwife, independent midwife Obstetrics A midwife who may have had little formal training or recognized professional education in midwifery, who learned by accompanying doctors or midwives attending home births; LMs
became active in the counterculture movement of the 1970s and are the main attendants at home births. See Midwife. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Your husband mentioned to me that you were seeking the service of an unlicensed lay midwife to provide your obstetrical care. There's always been a community of knowledgable healers or use of the lay midwife in almost every culture. In this unusual Illinois case, an individual held herself out as a direct-entry or lay midwife from 1983 to August of 2001. |
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