Usually means: Assisting in childbirth as profession.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word midwifing:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. midwifing: Merriam-Webster
  2. midwifing: Wiktionary
  3. midwifing: Dictionary.com
  4. midwifing: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. midwifing: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. midwifing: Medical dictionary

(Note: See midwife as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (midwife)

noun:  (obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
noun:  (rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
verb:  (transitive) To act as a midwife.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To facilitate the emergence of.
▸ Also see midwife


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