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👩‍⚕️ A birth doctor 🛠️ A manual worker ✊ A labor supporter
laborist

laborist

8.1
A doctor who works in a hospital to care for women during childbirth
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪbərɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : especialista en partos
  • Many hospitals now have a laborist who specializes in providing support to mothers in the delivery room.

Examples

  • During her stay, the laborist was attentive and made sure all her needs were met during labor.

  • Many laborists work long hours during childbirth.

  • The hospital hired a new laborist to provide round-the-clock care for women in labor.

  • As a laborist, she manages all deliveries and emergencies in the maternity ward.

  • Patients appreciated having a dedicated laborist available during their childbirth experience.

  • The laborist monitored the delivery closely.

  • The hospital employs a laborist to ensure continuous care for women during delivery.

Synonyms

obstetrician
vslaborist
  • Specialized
26 5.7

A doctor who cares for women during pregnancy and birth

focuses on hospital care during active labor and delivery

Surface Forms

laborist singular
laborists plural

Morphology

laborist = labor (transparent) = labor + ist

Built from 'labor' (childbirth) + agentive suffix '-ist', so a specialist dealing with labor is directly inferable.

Etymology

Laborist is made from labor ('work' or the 'work' of giving birth) and the ending -ist ('a person who does something'). So a laborist is a doctor who cares for women during labor and delivery.