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Obstetrics
A medical-surgical specialty dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (the period shortly after birth). (NCI Thesaurus)
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A doctor who specializes in caring for women during pregnancy and childbirth. Obstetricians also care for the fetus (unborn baby), treat problems…
Nursing care given to the pregnant patient before, during, or after childbirth.
Any pregnancy or childbirth related procedure associated with a mother during her reproductive years.
A non-invasive test usually done during the third trimester to check for fetal well being. It is performed using an external fetal…
Concept is no longer considered correct, and should not be used except as encountered in mappings and old data. -- 2004. …
No longer in use or valid; old.
