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ob·stet·rics

(ŏb-stĕt′rĭks, əb-)

n. (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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obstetrics

(ɒbˈstɛtrɪks)

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (functioning as singular) the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and the treatment of women before and after childbirth

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ob•stet•rics

(əbˈstɛ trɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth.

[1810–20]

ob·stet·rics

(ŏb-stĕt′rĭks)

The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.

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obstetrics

the branch of medicine that deals with prenatal and postnatal care and with the delivery of a child. — obstetrician, n. — obstetric, obstetrical, adj.

See also: Pregnancy

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Noun

obstetrics - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

midwifery, tocology, OB

induction of labor - (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac

presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"

incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

fetology, foetology - the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus

perinatology - the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium

nullipara - (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child

gravida I, primigravida - (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time

para I, primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time

quadripara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies

quintipara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies

para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"

Translations

عِلْم التَّوْليد

porodnictví

obstetrik

Geburtshilfe

μαιευτική

obstetriikkasynnytysoppi

obstétrique

szülészet

fæîingarfræîi

ostetricia maieutica

akušeris

dzemdniecība

fødselsvitenskap

obstetrik

doğum bilimi

产科学助产术

obstetrics

[ɒbˈstetrɪks] NSING → obstetricia f, tocología f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

obstetrics

[ɒbˈstɛtrɪks] n → obstétrique f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

obstetrics

n sing → Geburtshilfe f, → Obstetrik f (spec); (= ward) → Wöchnerinnenstation f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

obstetrics

[ɒbˈstɛtrɪks] nsg → ostetricia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

obstetrics

(obˈstetriks) noun singular

the science of helping women before, during, and after, the birth of babies.

obstetrician (obstəˈtriʃən) noun

a doctor who specializes in obstetrics.

ob·stet·rics

n. obstetricia, rama de la medicina que se refiere al cuidado de la mujer durante el embarazo y el parto.

obstetrics (OB)

n obstetricia; tocología; rama de la medicina que se ocupa del embarazo, parto y puerperio

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Ante-natal care coverage improved from 48 to 51 per cent between February and May this year alone, a Health Ministry report shows.

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The Municipal Director of Health Services stated that skilled deliveries increased by 4.2%, while ante-natal care increased by 2.2%, adding that the Municipality recorded an increase in the Family Planning acceptor rate, immunisation and vitamin 'A' supplement coverage.

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She talked on and on about a woman who was bleeding and reporting that she had been seeing me for ante-natal care.

SEXUAL HEALTH: Resolutions belong in the bedroom

Umar Abdul Aziz of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) said the infant would face no complications in growing up as a healthy child after necessary surgery is performed, adding that the mother's refusal to seek ante-natal care might have been a contributing factor in the child's deformity.

Babies Who Beat Birth Deformities And Survived

She also advised a client on the alleged failure of Cumberland Infirmary to manage the mother's ante-natal care appropriately.