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For example, women who are flooded with sorrow after suffering miscarriages frequently have their suffering dismissed by their obstetricians, who claim that miscarriages are par for the course.
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Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
Ultimately, emergency physicians call in hospital obstetricians to decide treatment for pregnant patients in pain, bleeding, or who might have a dangerous infection.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The family's lawyers contended the boy suffered brain damage when an attending obstetrician and four nurses didn't perform a timely Caesarean section on his mother.
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Emily Lawler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Prior to that day, the woman had bi-weekly routine visits with her obstetrician, Dr. Christina Acocella, M.D. and ultrasound imaging showed a healthy fetus, the suit says.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstetrician. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
obstetrician
noun
ob·ste·tri·cian
ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən
: a physician specializing in obstetrics
Medical Definition
obstetrician
noun
ob·ste·tri·cian
ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən
: a physician specializing in obstetrics
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