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obstetrics Definition

ob·stet·rics (əb stetriks, äb-)

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the care and treatment of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the ensuing period

Etymology: < obstetric

obstetrics Synonyms

obstetrics

n.

tocology, midwifery, O.B.*; see medicine 3.

obstetrics Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: He was a doctor, writing and researching on various medical subjects, including obstetrics.
  • do: After some time spent doing obstetrics and gynecology she decided on a career in general practice and did her training in Reading.
  • practice: Even when I practiced obstetrics, it was never something I would think to ask about or be sensitive to.
  • choose: A Career in Obstetrics and Gynecology Why choose obstetrics and gynecology?
  • study: I am studying obstetrics at the moment ( exams in 3 days ).
  • cover: This part of the examination may cover obstetrics, gynecology, family planning, neonatology or related subjects.

Adjective modifier

  • clinical: Completion of at least one year of training in clinical obstetrics and gynecology.
  • modern: Modern obstetrics has failed to reduce the number of low birthweight babies being born.
  • general: Williams Obstetrics is more exhaustively comprehensive than any other text for general Obstetrics.
  • high: Iffley ward for antenatal and postnatal patients, high care obstetrics, transitional care babies.
  • high-risk: His academic and clinical interests are in the field of high-risk obstetrics.
  • surgical: The hospital accepts admissions for medical, surgical, obstetrics and gynecology, each specialty having three consultants attached.

Modifies a noun

  • department: All patients were delivered at the local teaching hospital by obstetrics department staff who were blind to the study.
  • unit: Our nearest hospital's obstetrics unit closed recently and the health authority's alternative is an hour's drive away.
  • staff: All patients were delivered at the local teaching hospital by obstetrics department staff who were blind to the study.

Noun used with modifier

  • risk: UCL St Luc specializes in high risk obstetrics and is one of Belgium's main teaching hospitals.
  • care: Iffley ward for antenatal and postnatal patients, high care obstetrics, transitional care babies.