| English noun: midwifery | 
| 1. | midwifery (cognition) the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother | 
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 | Synonyms | OB, obstetrics, tocology | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | medical specialty, medicine | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | fetology, foetology, perinatology | 
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 | Domain category members | gravida I, incompetent cervix, induction of labor, nullipara, para, para I, parity, presentation, primigravida, primipara, quadripara, quintipara | 
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| 2. | midwifery (act) assisting women at childbirth | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | delivery, obstetrical delivery | 
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