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

“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

A high-risk obstetrician reassured us there was no reason to suspect a repeat of our first baby’s injury.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was an accountant in a suit and an obstetrician in a red pantsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal