obstetrician
Noun
Meaning
One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
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My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.
How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses.
"A good rule of thumb is to first call your obstetrician to see if it is necessary to come into the hospital," he suggested, adding that keeping the exposure rates down is key.
In 1839, Scottish obstetrician Sir James Young Simpson published one such description in an exhaustive study of intersexuality that has been credited with advancing the medical community's understanding of the subject.
Her obstetrician and family friend, Dr. Frederick Kolbenheyer, felt that writing would be a source of therapeutic healing for Kate during her hard times.
The fetal stethoscope is also known as a Pinard's stethoscope or a pinard, after French obstetrician Adolphe Pinard (1844–1934).