See Also: MIDWIFE, med(law)
midwife(dictionary)
midwife(2)(dictionary)
midwife(1)(dictionary)
Midwife(health)
Lay midwife(health)
midwife(medicine)
Empirical midwife(health)
Direct-entry midwife(health)
Certified professional midwife(health)

MIDWIFE, med (law)


MIDWIFE, med. jur. A woman who practices midwifery; a woman who pursues the business of an account. business of an account. 2. A midwife is required to perform the business she undertakes with 2. A midwife is required to perform the business she undertakes with proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, (q.v.) she is liable proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, (q.v.) she is liable to an action or an indictment for the misdemeanor. Vide Vin. Ab. Physician; to an action or an indictment for the misdemeanor. Vide Vin. Ab. Physician; Com. Dig. Physician; 8 East, R. 348; 2 Wils. R. 359; 4 C.