Midwife
Midwife , noun
[Old English midwif, from Anglo-Saxon mid with (akin to Greek {not transcribed}) + {not transcribed} woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta-, and Wife.]
A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Midwife , transitive verb
To assist in childbirth.
Midwife , intransitive verb
To perform the office of midwife.