adjective
definition
Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).
example
obstetric clinic
Examples of obstetric in a Sentence
William Hunter (1718-1783) was known in London as a brilliant teacher of anatomy and successful obstetric physician; his younger brother and pupil, John Hunter (1728-1793), was also a teacher of anatomy, and practised as a surgeon.
In cases of aldosterone-producing adenoma, surgery in the second trimester is the most appropriate option to avoid a poor obstetric outcome.
Women with a previous section are up to 27 times more likely to need obstetric hysterectomy than those who have had only vaginal deliveries.
A senior obstetrician must be available, day or night in most obstetric units.
They can also refer you to an NHS obstetrician if you need obstetric assessment.
I got my answer from the obstetric registrar whom I met in the car park as we were leaving hospital!
A third great department of practice is formed by obstetric medicine or midwifery (see Obstetrics); and dentistry, or dental surgery, is given up to a distinct branch of the profession.
I got my answer from the obstetric registrar whom I met in the car park as we were leaving hospital !
Obstetric ultrasound - all routine obstetric ultrasounds are performed using state-of-the-art ultrasound machines.
Some names, such as obstetric Erb's palsy, refer to the specific region of the brachial plexus where the injury has occurred.
Obstetric Erb's palsy is an injury in the upper brachial plexus involving C5 and C6 and sometimes C7.
Erb's palsy is the most common type of obstetric brachial plexopathy.
Those at risk for obstetric brachial plexopathy are also at risk for fractures and dislocations during birth.
Provide pain relief as well as maintenance to patients undergoing a surgery or diagnostic or obstetric procedure.
It has been used by some surgeons for the production of anaesthesia previous to the administration of ether or chloroform, but the use of the method is now more usually relegated to obstetric practice.