obstetric /əbˈstɛtrɪk 
/ ▸ adjective relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it: obstetric and gynaecological services at the hospital.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century: via modern Latin obstetricus from Latin obstetricius (based on obstetrix ‘midwife’), from obstare ‘be present’.
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