as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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This longer timeframe changed the perception of maternal death from an exclusively medical issue for obstetricians and hospitals to a public health challenge to be addressed by communities.
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Eugene Declercq, STAT, 12 July 2024
Across the three reservations, only Pine Ridge had an obstetrician for much of the last year, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
Imagine a cardiologist who seeks to be compassionate by affirming a patient’s smoking, or an obstetrician who avoids telling patients about the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Finally, my parents went to a local obstetrician in Stamford who told them that in his judgement the fibroid would stop growing, allowing for completion of the pregnancy.
—Lisa P. Rimland, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
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Eugene Declercq, STAT, 12 July 2024
Across the three reservations, only Pine Ridge had an obstetrician for much of the last year, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
Imagine a cardiologist who seeks to be compassionate by affirming a patient’s smoking, or an obstetrician who avoids telling patients about the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Finally, my parents went to a local obstetrician in Stamford who told them that in his judgement the fibroid would stop growing, allowing for completion of the pregnancy.
—Lisa P. Rimland, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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