as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
At Hannah's 20-week check up, the obstetrician discovered something abnormal about Tucker's stomach and she were referred to Texas Children’s Fetal Intervention.
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Sondra Hernandez, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
In the novel, Quirke follows a trail starting with the dead young woman of the title, and some shady behavior by his own brother, Malachy, a local obstetrician, who Quirke catches changing the cause of death.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Two babies might be delivered by the same obstetrician, for example, but the mothers could be charged very different amounts.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Hill, a pediatrician practicing at the time in North Carolina, had been brought in by the obstetrician to make sense of what went wrong and whether it could have been prevented.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
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Sondra Hernandez, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
In the novel, Quirke follows a trail starting with the dead young woman of the title, and some shady behavior by his own brother, Malachy, a local obstetrician, who Quirke catches changing the cause of death.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Two babies might be delivered by the same obstetrician, for example, but the mothers could be charged very different amounts.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Hill, a pediatrician practicing at the time in North Carolina, had been brought in by the obstetrician to make sense of what went wrong and whether it could have been prevented.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
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The effort, led by Mitchell, was also supported by a coalition of medical clinics, labor unions and physician groups.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The midwife gave her three lifesaving breaths on my chest, and my husband was there.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Lori Sabin, a licensed midwife in Bonners Ferry, about 30 miles north of Sandpoint, said that 7B is a helpful resource to the community, especially for people who struggle to get healthcare because of a lack of health insurance or who face challenges in traveling for care.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Midwives say physician agreements create barriers Sixteen states require some form of collaborative agreement with a physician for a nurse-midwife to practice.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Centering model The Centering model was started about 30 years ago by a nurse-midwife who wanted to provide better prenatal care and reduce provider burnout.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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Aminah Elster recalls being told to avoid the gynecologist to protect her uterus.—
Victoria Law,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
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This can mean that doctors often miss that a Black woman has started perimenopause, says Sharon Malone, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and the chief medical adviser for Alloy.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Graham is likely to face Democratic frontrunner, Annie Andrews, a pediatrician looking to flip the reliably red seat.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Some pediatricians’ offices delayed placing orders for the shots by months, and multiple states encountered issues when trying to order them through the VFC program.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and internist and founder of the nonprofit Black Doc Village, writes in a First Opinion column that the problem may lie with residency programs.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Sebastian Rivera, a Colombian anesthesiologist, pops one into his mouth and is surprised by the sensation of citrus.—
John Otis,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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Shravani Durbhakula is an academic anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician in Nashville.—
Jeremy C. Kourvelas,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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