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Midwifery is a field of health care in which prenatal care is given by the midwife to expecting mothers. The midwife aids the expecting mother in the delivery of the child and provides postpartum care as well. Midwives additionally provide primary care to women throughout the different phases of a woman's life.

Nurse Midwives are considered Nurse Practitioners in the United States and they are typically autonomous. Midwives and obstetricians both assist expectant mothers through childbirth, but they play distinct roles.

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