obstetric

v. t. To assist as a midwife. [ Obs. ] E. Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix. ] To perform the office of midwife. [ Obs. ] “Nature does obstetricate.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur; especially, a physician who specializes in obstetrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Obstetric. ] Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or obstetricious. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstetric. ] 1. The science of midwifery. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth or the care of women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]