midwifery
助産
解説 Definition
助産は妊娠中の女性の出産を支援する医療行為です。助産師は妊娠期間中の健康管理から出産、産後のケアまで幅広い業務を行います。
Midwifery is the work, skill, and professional practice of helping women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period after birth. The word is mainly used in medical and healthcare contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず `midwife` をひとまとまりで覚えると楽です。`wife` が入りますが「妻」ではなく、出産する女性に付き添って支える人＝助産師、という実際の場面を思い浮かべると定着します。そこに `-ery` が付くと「仕事・営み・分野」になり、`midwifery` は助産そのもの。`maternity` は妊娠・母性全般、`midwifery` は出産を支える専門的ケア、という差で整理すると混同しにくいです。`midwifery care` `study midwifery` の形でも覚えると使い道までつながります。
Learn `midwife` first as one whole word, then `midwifery` becomes easier. The ending `-ery` often names a field or kind of work, so it helps you remember this as the professional work connected with a midwife. Keep the pair `study midwifery` or `midwifery care` in mind.
例文
She studied midwifery for five years to become a certified nurse-midwife.
彼女は認定助産婦になるために5年間助産を学びました。
The hospital has an excellent midwifery department with experienced professionals.
その病院には経験豊かな専門家がいる優れた助産部門があります。
Modern midwifery combines traditional knowledge with contemporary medical technology.
現代の助産は伝統的な知識と現代の医療技術を組み合わせています。
midwifery の類義語・関連語
midwifery の語源・成り立ち Etymology
midwifery は古英語 mid「〜と共に」+ wif「女性」から出た midwife に -ery が付いた語で、もとは「産む女性に寄り添う営み」です。wife や wifely が同根で、助産が赤子より先に「母のそばにいること」を核にした語だと見えてきます。
Midwifery comes from midwife with the suffix -ery. Midwife itself is from Old English mid, "with," and wif, "woman," so it originally meant someone who is "with the woman" during childbirth. The word grew from that close personal role into the general name for the practice or profession. Related words include wife and wifely.
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