Meaning & use
Obstetrics
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The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with pregnancy, childbirth, and the care of women immediately before and after delivery.
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She specialized in obstetrics after completing her medical residency.
The hospital's obstetrics ward delivers thousands of babies each year.
A note on using this word
Often paired with 'gynecology' in the term 'OB-GYN,' though obstetrics specifically concerns pregnancy and birth.
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