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

And prior to the 1980s, use of general anesthesia during C-section was pretty typical, Jamie Murphy, MD, chief of the obstetric, gynecologic, and fetal anesthesiology division at Johns Hopkins, tells SELF. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 July 2025

Pediatric and obstetric organizations decried the decision, which ran counter to the findings of extensive research. —Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025

Models of heads, intended for use in obstetric training. —Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

In fact, March of Dimes reports that there are over 1,000 counties in the United States where there are no hospitals offering obstetric care, no birth centers and no obstetric providers. —Natalie Davis, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

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