obstetrical

obstetrical
obstetrically, adv.
/euhb ste"tri keuhl/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
2. of or pertaining to childbirth or obstetrics. Abbr.: OB, ob
Also, obstetric.
[1735-45; < NL obstetricus pertaining to a midwife, alter. of L obstetricius, deriv. of obstetrix, equiv. to ob- OB- + ste- (comb. form of stare to STAND) + -trix -TRIX]

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