-f(ə)rē, -ri noun
( plural midwiferies )
Etymology: Middle English medewifry, from medewif, midwif midwife + -ry
1. : the art or act of assisting at childbirth ; also : obstetrics
2. : the art, act, or process of producing or bringing forth or bringing about
would have been a sorry failure but for the midwifery of the director