as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
Lucca’s obstetrician might not have known to send her to genetics; her geneticist might not have been familiar with the IDENTIFY study.
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Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
Carter and Rosalynn had wanted to have more children, but an obstetrician said that surgery Rosalynn had to remove a tumor on her uterus would make that impossible.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Read Next Health & Fitness Idaho has lost 22% of its practicing obstetricians in the last 15 months, report says
February 20, 2024 12:18 PM
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State Politics
Need treatment your doctor doesn’t support?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
The Highland Park obstetrician doesn’t know if there can be any justice after such a heinous act, which left seven dead, four dozen injured and an entire community terrorized and upended.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
Carter and Rosalynn had wanted to have more children, but an obstetrician said that surgery Rosalynn had to remove a tumor on her uterus would make that impossible.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Read Next Health & Fitness Idaho has lost 22% of its practicing obstetricians in the last 15 months, report says
February 20, 2024 12:18 PM
Read Next
State Politics
Need treatment your doctor doesn’t support?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
The Highland Park obstetrician doesn’t know if there can be any justice after such a heinous act, which left seven dead, four dozen injured and an entire community terrorized and upended.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
Noun
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By then, Bustamante had found a new passion, going back to school to become a physician’s assistant.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The bill also prohibits physicians and other health care providers from sharing any information about these services or related consultation with the minor’s parent or guardian without the minor’s express consent, according to the bill’s analysis.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
Noun
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That is a decision between a parent and their doctor.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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These individuals should be sure to call their doctor ahead of time so as not to expose other people in waiting rooms.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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If passed, this legislation would expand access to midwives and doulas, extend care for postpartum and breastfeeding periods, invest in research to address maternal mortality and mitigate risks to birthing people and their children.—
Brea Baker,
Refinery29,
22 May 2025
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The midwife gave her three lifesaving breaths on my chest and my husband was there.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2024
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Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2024
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Tim launched the country’s first training program for obstetricians and gynecologists through a groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Michigan and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.—
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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And a lot of obstetricians and gynecologists don't have accessible [clinics] and training for treating disabled people.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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In Friday's strike, only one of pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar's 10 children survived at their home near the southern city of Khan Younis.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Only one of pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar’s 10 children survived the Israeli strike on their home Friday near the southern city of Khan Yunis.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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During the war, the Swedish anesthesiologist Torsten Gordh ran a small trial using his medical students as subjects.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Matt Malkin, an anesthesiologist at UC Davis Medical Center, has often treated patients harmed in car crashes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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