[uh
b-ste-tri-kuhl] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to childbirth or obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob |
| ob·stet·ric (ŏb-stět'rĭk, əb-) adj. Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy. [Latin obstetrīcius, pertaining to a midwife, from obstetrīx, obstetrīc-, midwife, from obstitus, past participle of obstāre, to stand opposite to : ob-, opposite to; see ob- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] ob·stet'ri·cal·ly adv. |
obstetric ob·stet·ric (ŏb-stět'rĭk, əb-) or ob·stet·ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy.