as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
And a lot of obstetricians and gynecologists don't have accessible [clinics] and training for treating disabled people.
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Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025
Neurologists, oncologists and obstetricians will follow between June and October.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Lucca’s obstetrician might not have known to send her to genetics; her geneticist might not have been familiar with the IDENTIFY study.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025
Neurologists, oncologists and obstetricians will follow between June and October.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Lucca’s obstetrician might not have known to send her to genetics; her geneticist might not have been familiar with the IDENTIFY study.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
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Some physicians who once offered IVF as a standard treatment, like one of the authors here (Dr. Rubal), have grown deeply concerned about its ethical implications.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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For example, under the current reimbursement system, Medicare compensates hospitals more than independent physician offices for performing the same service.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Industry surveys show that only about half of men experiencing ED speak to a doctor, and even fewer discuss it with their partners.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Gordo and a sibling became attorneys; another is a doctor and yet another is an educator.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The midwives are seeing as much of the simple stuff as possible.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
20 June 2025
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The midwife tells me July, should all continue to be well.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2024
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Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2024
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Breathable Bamboo Underwear $30 at Amazon One of my friends, who’s a gynecologist, advised that the most important thing to wear when traveling is breathable underwear, like this bamboo underwear that’s also incredibly soft and buttery.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2025
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Tim launched the country’s first training program for obstetricians and gynecologists through a groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Michigan and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.—
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The disorder’s mystifying nature frustrates medical professionals such as Dr. Lee Fireman, Dash’s pediatrician at MedStar Health.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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Branch said her kids have a vigilant pediatrician who has tested them for lead at each yearly wellness visit.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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Narrative medicine, an increasingly popular scholarly field developed at Columbia University by the internist and literary scholar Rita Charon, aims to improve medical care by helping clinicians more fully understand their patients’ stories and perspectives.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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My father was an anesthesiologist who would raise money every three years to work as a medical missionary in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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The lawsuit alleges Saffold was unstable during the procedure, and the anesthesiologist and nurse failed to give him proper medical intervention to save his life.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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