nurse-midwife

[nurs-mid-wahyf] /ˈnɜrsˈmɪdˌwaɪf/

noun, plural nurse-midwives.

a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.

nurse-midwife in Medicine

nurse-midwife n.
A person formally educated and certified to practice in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery.

nurse-midwifery n.