English-Swedish translations for midwife

barnmorskaenFru Ashton! Jag vet att ni inte är brandman, barnmorska eller något sådant.Baroness Ashton, I know that you are not a fire-fighter, a midwife or any other such person. Bara 53 procent av kvinnorna i utvecklingsländerna föder sina barn i närvaro av en läkare, sjuksköterska eller barnmorska.Only 53% of women in developing countries give birth with a doctor, nurse or midwife present. Han beskrev inte sig själv som upphovsman utan som en barnmorska som hade hjälpt parlamentet att föda detta barn, som sedan behövde vårdas.He described himself not as the author but as the midwife who had allowed Parliament to deliver this baby which needed then to be nurtured.

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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