Definition of obstetric
:of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
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For example, in 1980, 45 rural hospitals had obstetric services, loosely known as the field of medicine that deals with childbirth and childcare once the child is born.
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The bride’s stepfather, Dr. Howard H. Bernstein, who is retired, was an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and a director of obstetric anesthesia.
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Undergoing the early stages of labor in a birthing pool may offer some advantages to pregnant women, ACOG noted last October in an opinion by its obstetric practice committee.
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The obstetric team at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center jumped into action.
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Aaron Caughey, the chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health Sciences University, and a leading researcher on obstetric practice, recalls how Clark standardized the use of oxytocin.
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Obstetric medicine is like aviation: As even the worst airlines go years without a crash, so can even the most cavalier, careless hospitals go years without a mother or a baby dying or being serious injured.
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The pediatric and obstetric centers of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford will debut in December, opening its doors to children and expectant mothers at new facilities that more than double the existing campus.
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Origin and Etymology of obstetric
modification of Latin obstetricius, from obstetric-, obstetrix midwife, from obstare
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