accoucheuse
/ˌækuˈʃɜrz/
noun
- A woman who helps other women give birth; a female midwife.
- She trained as an accoucheuse and has delivered over 500 babies.
- The accoucheuse arrived at the home just as the labor began.
- In many rural areas, the accoucheuse is still the primary birth attendant.
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