obstetrician

American  

[ob-sti-trish-uhn] / ˌɒb stɪˈtrɪʃ ən /

noun

1. a physician who specializes in obstetrics. OB, ob

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obstetrician British  

/ ˌɒbstɪˈtrɪʃən /

noun

1. a physician who specializes in obstetrics

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Etymology

Origin of obstetrician

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin obstetrīci(a) “midwifery” (noun use of feminine of obstetrīcius ) + -an; obstetric

Example Sentences

More than one-third of Louisiana’s parishes lack a single obstetrician—gynecologist, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

From The Wall Street Journal

Middle-aged women who were suffering from depression were often prescribed anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medicine without further discussion or exploration, said Dr. Anna Barbieri, an obstetrician gynecologist and certified menopause practitioner in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Patients are unaware that their babies are getting a lot of interventions in the first few hours of life,” said Griffin, an obstetrician who voted for the change.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fearing the worst, my friend snapped into action, calling around to several acquaintances until one located an obstetrician she trusted who traveled from her home on the outskirts of the city to a clinic downtown.

From Salon

I have replayed, countless times, the moments of her birth: the beeping of the operating room, the orders of the obstetrician and the crippling silence after delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal