GNM-T.Y-Midwifery Third Year & Gynecological-13/09/2021 Q-1 🔸a. Define Midwifery 02 Midwifery is a healthcare profession that not only provides care to child-bearing women during pregnancy, labor and childbirth, but also during the postpartum period (the period up to 6 weeks after the birth of a baby). is provided. It is called midwifery. However, midwifery also helps the mother with the care of the newborn and breastfeeding. Those working in the