what's the sign for midwife

[Marijn]

Hi there,

I am a midwife, and I'm learning BSL, so for my 'introduce myself' section, I'm looking for the correct/concise sign. What I can think of myself is 'mother' (two taps with four fingers on the temple, dominant side) 'baby' (cradling a baby) 'nurse' (draw cross on outer aspect of non-dominant arm), but maybe that is just laughable. Is there an 'official' sign for midwife in BSL? I would love to know. 

Thanks for you help.

Marijn

 

[Jeetus Maximus Sohpal]

No official sign for midwife but you could try the following -

 

[Marijn]

Thank you, that is helpful. 

[Tals]

It's the letter M and sign for wife 😊

[Jeetus Maximus Sohpal]

Good shout Tals . So it would look something like this -

 

[Marijn]

Thanks, Tals. That's interesting... M-spouse. I would imagine that it is the context that helps to define the meaning, so you could use either sign depending on?

[Jeetus Maximus Sohpal]

You are correct about context. Also remember that along with the sign you would mouth the words/meanings where possible.