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Recent Examples of nurse-midwife
As with most pregnancy symptoms, not everyone experiences it, but pregnancy glow is definitely a real thing, says Tania Lopez, CNM, certified nurse-midwife at Pediatrix Medical Group in Fort Worth, Texas.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Certified nurse-midwives would be exempt from that requirement, but would be required to submit a plan for births outside a hospital.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
February 5, 2024 For several years, Morgan Nuzzo, a nurse-midwife, and her friend and colleague Diane Horvath, an ob-gyn, talked about opening a clinic that would provide abortions in all trimesters of pregnancy.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The 2023 honor goes to Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife and hospital founder who has spent decades combating female circumcision and working to improve women’s health care in East Africa.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Certified nurse-midwives would be exempt from that requirement, but would be required to submit a plan for births outside a hospital.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
February 5, 2024 For several years, Morgan Nuzzo, a nurse-midwife, and her friend and colleague Diane Horvath, an ob-gyn, talked about opening a clinic that would provide abortions in all trimesters of pregnancy.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The 2023 honor goes to Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife and hospital founder who has spent decades combating female circumcision and working to improve women’s health care in East Africa.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse-midwife
Noun
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The blacksmith and midwife also taught Eli and Leah the quilt codes.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by the real-life diary of 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard, the story is set in post-Revolutionary America and charts how a woman’s pursuit of justice threatens to upend a community.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beyond the physical health risks, doctors and lawyers warn the societal shame around menstruation has a corrosive impact on women’s mental wellbeing and sense of self.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Apollon was rushed to Lawnwood Hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section.—
Jamilka Gibson,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hill, a pediatrician practicing at the time in North Carolina, had been brought in by the obstetrician to make sense of what went wrong and whether it could have been prevented.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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Art enthusiasts Hans Ottinot, a prominent Broward attorney, and Nelson Adams, a Miami obstetrician associated with Jackson Memorial, are central to the museum’s dream team.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco After Bri initiated their breakup, Chris went forward with his connection with Jessica, an infectious diseases physician who opened up about her hospital job being a major factor in her divorce.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a New Yorker contributing writer covering health care, investigated whether the drug can deliver on that promise.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Caught between abandonment and deportation Trained as a gynecologist, Seema worked at a private clinic in Afghanistan.—
Mehr Mumtaz,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two Burt’s Bees veterans and a gynecologist are looking to crack the code of menopausal beauty.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Nurse-midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-midwife. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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