obstetrical
Concerning childbirth medicine
Obstetrical means relating to childbirth and the medical care of women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
The word is interchangeable with obstetric: obstetrical complications, obstetric ward.
An obstetrical nurse specializes in assisting with births.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
episiotomy · breech · induced · pushing · dilation · crowning · transition · afterbirth
Childbirth assistance professional
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- perinatologyHigh-risk pregnancy specialty
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
amniocentesis · speculum · stirrups · doppler · preeclampsia · ectopic · miscarriage · stillbirth
Gestating offspring
- embryoOrganism before birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
umbilical · amniotic · sonogram · heartbeat · development · viability · quickening · congenital
Infant just delivered
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
engorgement · bonding · rooming-in · jaundice · swaddling · meconium · skin-to-skin · recovery
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
forceps · episiotomy · breech · induced · pushing · dilation · crowning · transition · afterbirth
midwife
Childbirth assistance professional
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
- perinatologyHigh-risk pregnancy specialty
ultrasound · amniocentesis · speculum · stirrups · doppler · preeclampsia · ectopic · miscarriage · stillbirth · VBAC
fetus
Gestating offspring
placenta · umbilical · amniotic · sonogram · heartbeat · development · viability · quickening · congenital
newborn
Infant just delivered
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
colostrum · engorgement · bonding · rooming-in · jaundice · swaddling · meconium · skin-to-skin · recovery
obstetricalpediatric
Relating to child medicine
geriatric · palliative · end-of-life · hospice · neonatal
obstetricalgynecological
Of female reproductive medicine
postmenopausal · menopausal · contraceptive · infertility · urological
- obstetric historyPast pregnancy documentation
- obstetric careMedical attention during pregnancy
- obstetric forcepsInstrument extracting babies