[ adj ] of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics <adj.pert> obstetric hospital
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]k), Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*kal), a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf. F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children; as, the obstetric art.
2. Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital. [PJC]
{Obstetrical toad} (Zo["o]l.), a European toad of the genus {Alytes}, especially {Alytes obstetricans}. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.
Even in the capital, where six multi-purpose complexes offer prenatal, obstetric and early pediatric care by trained midwives and health workers, the centers often lack sufficient antibiotics, pain killers and plasma.
Solutions are as elusive as an end to drug abuse itself, but health officials increasingly are looking to "one-stop shopping" clinics that would combine drug treatment with prenatal and obstetric care.