obstetrical /əbˈstɛtrɪkl 
/ ▸ adjective mainly North American English relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it. – DERIVATIVES obstetrically /əbˈstɛtrɪkli / adverb – ORIGIN late 17th century: via modern Latin obstetricus for Latin obstetricius (based on obstetrix ‘midwife’), from obstare ‘be present’.
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