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traditional birth attendants

traditional birth attendants is the plural of traditional birth attendant.

Meaning of traditional birth attendant

Noun

traditional birth attendant (plural traditional birth attendants, abbreviation TBA)

  1. One, typically a woman, who provides basic maternity care primarily from experience as well as the traditions and practices of a community.
    Synonyms:
    traditional midwife, community midwife, lay midwife

Questions about traditional birth attendants

What is traditional birth attendants the plural of?
Traditional birth attendants is the plural of traditional birth attendant.

Words near traditional birth attendants in the dictionary

  1. tradition
  2. traditional
  3. traditional art
  4. traditional arts
  5. traditional birth attendant
  6. traditional birth attendants
  7. Traditional Chinese
  8. traditional Chinese medicine
  9. traditional climber
  10. traditional climbing
  11. traditional counties

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