obˈstetrics
[In form, pl. of obstetric: see -ic 2.]
The branch of medical practice which deals with parturition, and its antecedents and sequels; the practice of midwifery; obstetric art.
| 1819 Pantologia, Obstetrics, the doctrines or practice of midwifery... Employed in a larger signification than midwifery in its usual sense. 1872 T. G. Thomas Dis. Women 34 In the Talmud are found evidences of a great deal of knowledge concerning the Cæsarean section and other subjects in obstetrics. |