With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.
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Obstetric
//əbˈstɛtɹɪk//
Synonyms for "obstetric" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
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Related words (5)
Adjective(1 words)
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16 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- акушерски adj (relating to obstetrics)
Catalan
1 entries- obstètric adj (relating to obstetrics)
Czech
1 entries- porodnický adj (relating to obstetrics)
Dutch
1 entries- verloskundig adj (relating to obstetrics)
French
1 entries- obstétrique adj (relating to obstetrics)
German
1 entries- geburtshilflich adj (relating to obstetrics)
Irish
1 entries- cnáimhseach adj (relating to obstetrics)
Occitan
1 entries- obstetric adj (relating to obstetrics)
Polish
1 entries- położniczy adj (relating to obstetrics)
Portuguese
2 entries- obstetrício adj (relating to obstetrics)
- obstétrico adj (relating to obstetrics)
Romanian
1 entries- obstetric adj (relating to obstetrics)
Russian
2 entries- акуше́рский adj (relating to obstetrics)
- родовспомога́тельный adj (relating to obstetrics)
Spanish
1 entries- obstétrico adj (relating to obstetrics)
Swahili
1 entries- uzazi adj (relating to obstetrics)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
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Obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged obstructed labor, leaving a woman incontinent; unable to control the flow of her urine or her feces.
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in an opinion from its Committee on Obstetric Practice that was published on the ACOG website, said that instead of quickly clamping off the cord that connects the newborn to its placental sac, doctors should wait an additional 30 to 60 seconds. Those extra seconds for babies born at term are associated with an increase in hemoglobin levels in newborns, the statement said.
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