obstetrician

noun

ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

Examples of obstetrician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over the same period, only two obstetricians moved to the state to practice. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024 She was arrested again in August 1943, along with Behrens and Dr. Fred Thomas, a Detroit obstetrician and a Nazi fanatic known for hectoring a rabbi with antisemitic propaganda. Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024 In late December, doctors at the al-Aqsa Hospital, 11 miles to the north, received a pregnant woman whose high blood pressure caused eclampsia and bleeding to her brain, according to Deborah Harrington, a British obstetrician who volunteered at the hospital with a Medical Aid for Palestinians team. Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024 Born on June 15, 1947, Casolaro was the eldest son of an obstetrician and one of seven children — though two of his siblings predeceased him. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 And only 22 of 44 counties have access to any practicing obstetricians, the report said. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024 Fear of discrimination and dying during pregnancy and childbirth may lead pregnant Black women to prefer seeing a Black obstetrician, a small study suggests. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024 Today, her county of Fremont, a New-Hampshire-sized area home to 40,000 people, has gone from two birthing hospitals and many obstetricians, to one delivery facility and a single pregnancy doctor for the general population. Katie Klingsporn, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024 Estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics capture employment data for obstetricians and gynecologists from 40 states; Idaho is among the 10 states that do not have data. Meg Tirrell, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of obstetrician was in 1826

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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstetrician. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

obstetrician

noun
ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

Medical Definition

obstetrician

noun
ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

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