as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
Neurologists, oncologists and obstetricians will follow between June and October.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Lucca’s obstetrician might not have known to send her to genetics; her geneticist might not have been familiar with the IDENTIFY study.
—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
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Kering Foundation has supported La Maison des Femmes — a care center in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis for women in difficulty or victims of violence — since it was founded in 2016 by obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Ghada Hatem.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Lucca’s obstetrician might not have known to send her to genetics; her geneticist might not have been familiar with the IDENTIFY study.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
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Related Stories Now, Barack Obama’s former physician is adding to the questions surrounding Biden.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2025
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It was filed by a coalition of physicians, the ACLU of Georgia, Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and other groups.—
Jess Mador,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Among the traits that distinguish this medical drama from others in the race is its setting: aboard a luxury cruise ship, where a new doctor and his team must handle unusual medical cases far away from shore.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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These decisions should be made by parents and doctors — not educators.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 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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And the majority of public health experts, pediatricians, and dentists insist that water fluoridation is a long-standing practice that is both safe and effective at protecting oral health and fighting cavities and tooth decay.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
6 June 2025
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For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.—
Kim O’Hara,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 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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Tiffany previously worked in Oregon and had plans to join Mercy Ships as an anesthesiologist.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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