ETYM Cf. French obstétrique. Related to Obstetric.
Study of midwifery.
Medical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy, childbirth, and the immediate postnatal period.
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother; SYN. tocology, midwifery.
die ärztl. Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung des Geburtsverlaufs.