Definition of "obstetrix" [obstetrix]

• A woman who renders professional aid to women in labor; a midwife. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Although the term obstetrix here seems to have applied to female medical practitioners in general, it also more often specifically denoted a woman who assisted pregnant women. back"
• "Later in the same chapter (p. 76), Thomas made another reference to the inaccessibility of midwives (si obstetrix gnara scientie obstetricandi inventa non fuerit) and provided advice on how to handle difficult births, suggesting that pepper be placed near the mother's mouth and nose in order to induce sneezing. back"
• "Fuit autem, ea pariente, unus dedit manum, et accepit obstetrix, et ligavit ad manum ejus coccinum, dicendo, Iste egressus est prior."