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obs

obs

8.7
A hospital unit that cares for pregnant women and helps during childbirth
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : obstetricia
  • The new clinic will expand access to OBs for expectant mothers in the area.

Examples

  • If hospitals and OBs are going to insist on inducing at 42 weeks without medical indication, then they need to staff the hospital appropriately to accommodate their own regulations.

    Blog text (8)

  • "The CNMs and OBs mesh very nicely together, and it's always the woman's choice whom she chooses to take care of her.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Outside OBs, there aren't any practitioners doing births.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "The OBs were bringing midwives in because they were seeing a need," says Karen Rose, vice president of Ambulatory and Clinical Services.

    Academic text (1997)

  • If hospitals and OBs are going to insist that hospitals are the only safe place to have a baby, then they should not create unnecessary risks by forcing medically unnecessary inductions.

    Blog text (8)

  • Many women rely on OBs to guide them through their pregnancy and childbirth experience.

  • She had a great experience with her OBs, who provided excellent care throughout her pregnancy.

Synonyms

OB
vsobs
  • Specialized
30 4.6

The part of medicine that cares for women during pregnancy and childbirth

is the informal short form often used for a hospital department
obstetrics
vsobs
  • Specialized
13 4.4

The branch of medicine that cares for women during pregnancy and childbirth

is the informal abbreviated department name rather than the full formal term

Surface Forms

obs singular
obs plural

Etymology

Obs is short for obstetrics, the part of medicine that cares for 'birth' and expectant mothers. So obs means the hospital department for pregnancy and childbirth.