noun
Former occupational term for a midwife. It is gendered through 婦 and has largely been replaced in current Japanese by 助産師, especially in official or professional contexts.
See also: 助産師
昔は助産師を助産婦と呼んでいた。
In the past, midwives were called 助産婦.
祖母は若いころ、助産婦として多くの出産に立ち会った。
When my grandmother was young, she attended many births as a midwife.