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obstetrical

obstetrical

2 7.0
Relating to childbirth and the care of women during and after pregnancy
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑbstˈɛtrɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : obstétrico
  • She attended regular obstetrical appointments to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
  • obstetrical care
  • obstetrical services
  • obstetrical and prenatal

So, for example, simulations or drills to, to, to manage obstetrical hemorrhage.

Examples

  • Recently, I read a first-trimester obstetrical ultrasound that demonstrated a fetal demise.

    Blog text (28)
  • Northern African-American women, in contrast to southern black women, utilized medical services for obstetrical care.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The potential need for obstetrical services was obvious.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Urban League had established a network between numerous hospitals, clinics, physicians, and social agencies that provided obstetrical care.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Pregnant women lack obstetrical care and may miscarry or deliver under extremely unsanitary conditions.

    Blog text (25)
  • Two major trends were occurring simultaneously that explain the creation of new programs offering medical and obstetrical care to the indigent.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Western Pennsylvania Hospital wrote asking for the League's cooperation in promoting their out-patient obstetrical service.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The obstetrical team carefully monitored the mother and baby during labor.

  • The obstetrical guidelines recommend that all expectant mothers receive prenatal care.

Synonyms

obstetric
vsobstetrical
  • Specialized
3 6.7

Relating to the medical care of women when they give birth

includes care during pregnancy and after not only at birth

Compounds

obstetrical delivery
  • Specialized
3.9

Helping a woman to give birth, often by doctors or nurses

A small European animal whose male carries fertilized eggs around his hind legs until they hatch

Surface Forms

obstetrical positive

Morphology

obstetrical = obstetric (transparent) = obstetric + al

Formed by the regular addition of the adjective-forming suffix '-al' to 'obstetric' (field/adj), creating an adjective with the expected meaning.

Etymology

The word obstetrical comes from the Latin obstetrix, meaning 'midwife'. That Latin word combines ob- 'before' and stare 'to stand' because a midwife would 'stand before' a woman to help with birth, so obstetrical means 'relating to childbirth'.