obstetric
Concerning delivery medicine
Obstetric relates to childbirth and the medical care surrounding it: obstetric complications, obstetric nurse, obstetric ward.
The field of obstetrics deals with pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
An obstetrician is a physician specializing in this care.
The form obstetrical means the same thing.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
forceps · vaginal · waterbirth · perineum · crowning · induction · dilation · effacement
Woman who is pregnant
- paraMilitary skydiver, briefly
- parturientAbout to give birth
- antepartumBefore childbirth occurs
- postnatalAfter childbirth
perinatal · gestation · fetus · embryo · placenta · umbilical · amniotic · cervix
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- ob-gynWomen's reproductive health specialist
- birth attendantOne assisting delivery
sonographer · anesthesiologist · neonatologist · labor nurse · lactation consultant
Before birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- sonogramUltrasound-produced medical image
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
trimester · vitamins · nutrition · heartbeat · doppler · nuchal translucency · glucose tolerance · Rh factor
Pregnancy hypertension with proteinuria
- eclampsiaPregnancy-induced seizure disorder
- gestational diabetesGlucose intolerance during pregnancy
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
stillbirth · hemorrhage · prolapse · rupture · preterm · HELLP syndrome
Inward-turning process
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- bondingForming close connections
rooming-in · colostrum · hemorrhage · infection · depression
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
cesarean · forceps · vaginal · waterbirth · perineum · crowning · induction · dilation · effacement · pushing
gravida
Woman who is pregnant
- paraMilitary skydiver, briefly
- parturientAbout to give birth
- antepartumBefore childbirth occurs
postnatal · perinatal · gestation · fetus · embryo · placenta · umbilical · amniotic · cervix · uterus
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- ob-gynWomen's reproductive health specialist
birth attendant · sonographer · anesthesiologist · neonatologist · labor nurse · lactation consultant
antenatal
Before birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- sonogramUltrasound-produced medical image
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
screening · trimester · vitamins · nutrition · heartbeat · doppler · nuchal translucency · glucose tolerance · Rh factor · kick counts
pre-eclampsia
Pregnancy hypertension with proteinuria
- eclampsiaPregnancy-induced seizure disorder
- gestational diabetesGlucose intolerance during pregnancy
- ectopicIn abnormal position
miscarriage · stillbirth · hemorrhage · prolapse · rupture · preterm · HELLP syndrome
involution
Inward-turning process
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
bonding · rooming-in · colostrum · hemorrhage · infection · depression
obstetricpediatric
Relating to child medicine
geriatric · neonatal · palliative · psychiatric · oncological
- obstetric historyPast pregnancy documentation
- obstetric careMedical attention during pregnancy
- obstetric forcepsInstrument extracting babies