obstetrics
Also known as tocology, tokology, obstetric medicine
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is - in some jurisdictions - combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgical field.
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Obstetrics is the medical field focused on caring for pregnant people, managing childbirth, and providing care after delivery. It's an important surgical specialty that in many places is combined with gynecology to form the OB/GYN field.
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Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Obstetrician
- Occupation.official_names
- Physician Surgeon
- Occupation.type
- Specialty
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Medicine, surgery
- Occupation.formation
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Doctor of Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
- Occupation.employment_field
- Hospitals, clinics
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Research
652,445 papers- Forensic Obstetrics and Clinical Risk Factors.Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2024
- Obstetrics.The Practitioner · 1976
- Does advanced operative obstetrics still have a place in contemporary practice?
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Main areas
- Prenatal care
- First trimester
- Second trimester
- Third trimester
- Fetal assessments
- Diseases in pregnancy
- Induction and labour
- Complications and emergencies
- Postpartum period
- Veterinary obstetrics
- History
- Before the 18th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- History of obstetrics in America
- Historical role of gender
- See also
- References
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is - in some jurisdictions - combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgical field.
== Main areas ==