Definition of obstetric in English:
obstetric
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adjective
Relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it.
‘obstetric and gynecological services at the hospital’- ‘However, there are no data to support this assertion and neither is there information about other obstetric interventions associated with medical insurance status.’
- ‘The hospital and associated units provide obstetric care for a population of about 400 000 people.’
- ‘The practicality of this book extends not only to the medical, gynaecological, and obstetric needs of those circumcised but also to the section on communication.’
- ‘Quantitative studies of the vaginal flora of healthy women and of obstetric and gynaecological patients.’
- ‘After 1961, he remained at the Eastern General, serving the rapidly developing surgical, obstetric, and gynaecological units.’
- ‘The second floor houses technical services, with paediatric, gynaecological and obstetric departments stacked up in ascending layers.’
- ‘A third development during the same period was the growth of the obstetric epidural analgesia service.’
- ‘This reflects the crucial role of high quality family planning and obstetric services in enabling women to realise their potential for health.’
- ‘Outside morning hours, obstetric and paediatric services were provided only by poorly trained generalist nurses and doctors.’
- ‘The retrospective cohort study included female patients of a large New Zealand hospital that offered centralized colposcopy and obstetric services.’
- ‘Although autism is considered to have a genetic basis, some investigations have shown an association with obstetric complications, according to the study authors.’
- ‘However, if they are referred to hospital obstetric services their status may become apparent and they would be liable for the full cost of their medical care.’
- ‘The extent to which the association is explained by obstetric complications is, however, not known.’
- ‘Nurses who worked in the adult surgical, orthopedic, obstetric and gynecology, or multidiscipline wards or admitting services were included.’
- ‘Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with poor obstetric outcomes and poor cognitive development in children.’
- ‘Multiple pregnancy is more likely than singleton pregnancy to be associated with spontaneous preterm labor and with preterm obstetric interventions, such as induction of labor or delivery by caesarean section.’
- ‘The register would hold a range of data including those relating to familial, social, obstetric, neonatal, immunisation, developmental, and general health and disease variables.’
- ‘Pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations, obstetric complications, and neonatal morbidity.’
- ‘The nurse practitioner obstetric / gynecologic liaison developed a quality improvement monitor to be used for peer review in the future if indicated.’
- ‘The author is a practicing obstetric / gynecologic surgeon and a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Mid 18th century via modern Latin obstetricus from Latin obstetricius (based on obstetrix ‘midwife’), from obstare ‘be present’.
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