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Examples of obstetrician in a Sentence
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Holt said that the IHS is working to hire more providers and that there is now an additional part-time obstetrician at Pine Ridge and another working two days a week at Cheyenne River.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
Monique Rainford, an obstetrician and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, noted that the effect of these programs has yet to be reflected in the maternal mortality rate.
—Elizabeth Cohen, STAT, 2 May 2024
In the last 15 months, Idaho has lost 22% of its obstetricians, according to data compiled by the Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative, leaving the state with around 176 of the specialists.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
Reimbursement rates also increased as of Jan. 1 for non-specialty mental health practitioners; for primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants; and for maternity care providers such as obstetricians, gynecologists and doulas, Bjork said.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
Maternal-fetal specialists are obstetricians who undergo three additional years of training to manage the most complicated and high-risk pregnancies.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 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.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
Parents told me of both insurance plans and obstetricians skeptical of a powerful new medication never tested in pregnant women—and not without reason.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
In other cases, guidelines require psychiatrists to prescribe it, rather than obstetricians, potentially delaying treatment since OB-GYN practitioners are usually the first medical providers to see signs of postpartum depression.
—April Dembosky, CNN, 14 Mar. 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 23 May. 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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