Obstetrics
Pregnancy care specialty
Obstetrics is the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy, childbirth, and the period immediately following delivery.
An obstetrician monitors fetal development, manages complications, and delivers babies.
The field overlaps with gynecology—many physicians practice both, hence the combined specialty OB-GYN: Her obstetrics rotation was the most demanding of her residency.
Conveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- birthComing into the world
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- prenatalBefore birth
contractions · fetal · cervix · dilation · episiotomy · forceps · breech · induction
Hospital room for childbirth
- birthing centerPlace for giving labor
- operating theaterRoom for surgical procedures
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
home birth · water birth · hospital · clinic · lying-in · maternity hospital · recovery room
Unborn child's pulse speed
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- kick countsTracking baby's movements inside
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- attendingBeing at an event
resident · consultant · sonographer · neonatologist · anesthesiologist · labor nurse · birth attendant
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
preterm · gestational diabetes · HELLP syndrome · eclampsia · fetal distress · postpartum hemorrhage · sepsis · thrombosis
delivery
Conveyance of goods
prenatal · contractions · fetal · cervix · dilation · episiotomy · forceps · breech · induction · epidural
delivery room
Hospital room for childbirth
- birthing centerPlace for giving labor
- operating theaterRoom for surgical procedures
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
triage · home birth · water birth · hospital · clinic · lying-in · maternity hospital · recovery room
fetal heart rate
Unborn child's pulse speed
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- kick countsTracking baby's movements inside
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
attending · resident · consultant · sonographer · neonatologist · anesthesiologist · labor nurse · birth attendant
preeclampsia
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
stillbirth · preterm · gestational diabetes · HELLP syndrome · eclampsia · fetal distress · postpartum hemorrhage · sepsis · thrombosis
- medical journalsmedical journals, Lancet, Neurology, Cancer, Lupus
Obstetricsgeriatrics
Medicine for the elderly
andrology · palliative care · thanatology · end-of-life care · gerontology
- obstetric historyPast pregnancy documentation
- obstetric careMedical attention during pregnancy
- obstetric forcepsInstrument extracting babies