obstetrics

(əb stet′riks, äb-)

noun

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

Origin: < obstetric

See obstetrics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery.

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