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Princeton's WordNet

  1. obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwiferynoun

    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

GCIDE

  1. Obstetricsnoun

    The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth or the care of women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

Wiktionary

  1. obstetricsnoun

    The care of women during and after pregnancy

Wikipedia

  1. Obstetrics

    Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgical field.

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  1. obstetrics

    Obstetrics is a branch of medicine and surgery that deals with the care of women before and after childbirth, as well as during pregnancy. It includes prenatal care, delivery management, postpartum care, and the detection and management of issues associated with reproduction and childbirth, such as high-risk pregnancies, infertility, and cesarean sections.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obstetricsnoun

    the science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. obsttrique. See Obstetric.]

Wikidata

  1. Obstetrics

    Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Many obstetricians are also gynecologists, meaning they perform in both specialties. In the United States, these physicians are commonly referred to as OB/GYNs.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Obstetrics

    A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obstetrics in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obstetrics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of obstetrics in a Sentence

  1. Alireza Shamshirsaz:

    Rachel Joy Barehl Beth know in obstetrics if Rachel Joy Barehl Beth can do [ an ] earlier termination, the outcomes will be better. Rachel Joy Barehl Beth is set in stone.

  2. Laxmi Mehta:

    Involvement of the cardio-obstetrics team from preconception to postpartum care is critical because these experts working together can help identify ways to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.

  3. Laurence McCullough:

    Virginity testing does not protect and promote the health of female patients ; virginity testing is therefore completely incompatible with each of these three principles of professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology.

  4. Garima Sharma:

    Making sure that these women actually are appropriately followed after their delivery and that there is a warm handoff between [obstetrics] and [maternal-fetal medicine] to their primary care doctors or preventive cardiologists who can then talk about optimizing cardiovascular risks and reduction of these risk factors post-pregnancy in the postpartum time frame is crucial.

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