obstetrics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
    tocology; midwifery; OB.

WordNet

Ob*stet"rics noun
Etymology
Cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstetric.
Definitions
  1. The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

Webster 1913