midwife, n.Definitions

A Midwife (n.) stands ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in the highest relation one person can have to another: to give birth belongs to God.

The Midwife (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the analyst's role in Loÿ's summary: he can only bring to light a child already alive, avoiding mistakes, while the patient's own nature decides what benefits him.