Reclining as on a couch
Obsolete act or state of reclining at table; Medicine, accouchement.

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.