obstetric

adjective

ob·​stet·​ric əb-ˈste-trik 

äb-

variants or obstetrical

əb-ˈste-tri-kəl 

äb-

: of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics

obstetrically

əb-ˈste-tri-k(ə-)lē 

äb-

adverb

Examples of obstetric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Secretary of State has taken extraordinary action to ensure that USAID personnel and their family members on medical evacuation status (including for obstetric care) can complete that medical evacuation before being separated. —Ted Koppel, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025

Several tribes also do not provide any local obstetric care, limiting the access to maternal health and wellness services. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025

Severe says Jackson North is also planning to open an obstetric ER in the next few months, and if all goes well, offer water births at the center by 2025. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025

Nearly 7 million women in the U.S. live in counties where there are no hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care and no obstetric providers, the organization said, and the shortage is expected to worsen in coming years. —Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

modification of Latin obstetricius, from obstetric-, obstetrix midwife, from obstare

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for obstetric

• symmetric
• allometric
• asymmetric
• barometric
• bathymetric
• biometric
• coulometric
• cytometric
• geometric
• gravimetric
• isometric
• manometric

Kids Definition

obstetric

adjective

ob·​stet·​ric əb-ˈste-trik 

äb-

variants or obstetrical

-tri-kəl 

: of or relating to childbirth or obstetrics

Medical Definition

obstetric

adjective

ob·​stet·​ric əb-ˈste-trik, äb- 

variants or obstetrical

-tri-kəl 

: of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics

obstetrically

-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb