 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (September 2010) |
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Occupation type | Specialty |
Activity sectors | Medicine, surgery |
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Fields of employment | Hospitals, clinics |
Look up obstetrics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.[1] As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgical field.[2]
- ^ "What Is an Obstetrician? What They Do & When To See One". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialty Description". American Medical Association. Retrieved 24 October 2020.