English-French translations for midwife

accoucheur
Je voudrais d'abord dire que les talents d'un accoucheur ne sauraient suffire à effacer les malformations congénitales, en obstétrique comme en politique. I should like first of all to say that no midwife, be it in the field of obstetrics or politics, has the ability to get rid of congenital deformities.
sage-femmeMadame Ashton, je sais que vous n'êtes ni pompier, ni sage-femme, ni je sais quoi. Baroness Ashton, I know that you are not a fire-fighter, a midwife or any other such person. La crise actuelle donnera peut-être naissance à une Europe plus forte et la Grèce sera peut-être la sage-femme donnant naissance à ce changement. The current crisis may give birth to a stronger Europe and Greece may be the midwife of that change. La sage-femme Maria do Ceu a été condamnée à sept ans et demi de prison pour avoir pratiqué des avortements illégaux. Midwife Maria do Ceu, who carried out illegal abortions, was sentenced to seven and a half years’ imprisonment.

A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician
Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project
To act as a midwife

A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future
Thomas L. Friedman. "Attention: Baby on Board." New York Times. April 13, 2010

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