obstetrics /əbˈstɛtrɪks/ noun Learner's definition of OBSTETRICS
[noncount] medical
: a branch of medicine that deals with the birth of children and with the care of women before, during, and after they give birth to children产科学 — compare gynecology — obstetric
/əbˈstɛtrɪk/ or US obstetrical /əbˈstɛtrɪkəl/ adjective