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obstetrician

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One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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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. Joan Rivers

How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses. Fran Lebowitz

"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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Her obstetrician and family friend, Dr. Frederick Kolbenheyer, felt that writing would be a source of therapeutic healing for Kate during her hard times. Source: Internet

The fetal stethoscope is also known as a Pinard's stethoscope or a pinard, after French obstetrician Adolphe Pinard (1844–1934). Source: Internet

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