obstetric
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Definition of obstetric
: of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
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But professional societies and policymakers are starting to recommend screenings, while medical practices are beginning to integrate depression into obstetric and pediatric care. — Nancy Byatt, Philly.com, "Depression affects one in 7 pregnant women. Why isn't there more help for them?," 8 June 2018 An estimated 2 million women and girls in Africa live with obstetric fistula. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Trump predicts Dems will be put on ICE in November; Dems in dissension; Mexico elects ‘messiah’," 2 July 2018 Ruth Landau, an obstetric anesthesiologist at Columbia University Medical Center, has been dealing with a national shortage of a vital drug. — Erika Fry, Fortune, "Critical Condition: Inside Pfizer’s Drug Supply Problem," 22 May 2018 But features unique to labor and delivery in obstetric hospitals in India may have made checklists ineffective. — New York Times, "Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why?," 9 May 2018 The emergency department would continue to provide obstetric care. — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ascension Wisconsin puts plan to stop services at St. Joseph hospital on hold," 18 Apr. 2018 Nursing numbers The researchers note a possible explanation for why many of the 74 women had obstetric codes without any other evidence of pregnancy. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "A crummy drop-down menu appeared to kill dozens of mothers in Texas," 12 Apr. 2018 The health system will continue to operate its emergency department — one of the busiest in the state — and will continue to provide obstetric care, including operating its neonatal intensive care unit, at the hospital. — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ascension Wisconsin cutting services at St. Joseph hospital," 5 Apr. 2018 Former employees of the unit have told The Washington Post that plans were already in the works to eliminate obstetric services before regulators acted. — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, "Public hospital officials privately drafted plan to shut nursery and delivery rooms," 13 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obstetric.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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obstetric
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Medical Definition of obstetric
: of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics
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