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obstetric

[ uhb-ste-trik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  2. of or relating to childbirth or obstetrics. : OB, ob


obstetric

/ ɒbˈstɛtrɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to childbirth or obstetrics


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Derived Forms

  • obˈstetrically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ob·stet·ri·cal·ly adverb
  • non·ob·stet·ric adjective
  • non·ob·stet·ri·cal adjective
  • non·ob·stet·ri·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obstetric1

First recorded in 1735–45; from New Latin obstetrīcus “pertaining to a midwife,” alteration of Latin obstetrīcius, derivative of obstetrīx, equivalent to ob- ob- + ste- (combining form of stāre to stand ) + -trīx -trix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obstetric1

C18: via New Latin from Latin obstetrīcius, from obstetrix a midwife, literally: woman who stands opposite, from obstāre to stand in front of; see obstacle

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Example Sentences

The major obstetric organizations, including The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, also urge pregnant people to get vaccinated.

Suzanne Baird, an obstetric nursing and health care consultant and a member of the board of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, said delays could be one reason why.

That the medical community can’t even agree on which cord defects contribute to stillbirth, Collins said, is due to an “educational void” in obstetric medicine.

Many of her patients live in rural areas, where hospitals have been closing obstetrics units for decades.

“Nonsterile gloves and sterile obstetric and surgical gloves were depleted or absent in all four counties,” the report reads.

“Whether the Dutch obstetric-care system contributes to this relatively high mortality remains unclear,” it says.

She is the only midwife for whom an obstetric maneuver has been named (Gaskin maneuver).

The obstetric forceps were for so long a time kept secret that they were of small benefit at first to the obstetric art.

Well (rejoins Sokrates) — and my obstetric science has pronounced all your offspring to be mere wind, unworthy of being preserved!

Sixteen of the principal obstetric practitioners of Great Britain were examined on this point.

Adams had translated from the Greek the works of Paul of Ægina, the father of obstetric surgery, and printed the first volume.

I have employed it in obstetric practice with entire success.

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