Obstetrics
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Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is - in some jurisdictions - combined with gynecology under the dis
Midwife check up
3D ultrasound of 75-millimetre (3.0 in) fetus (about 14 weeks gestational age)
Fetus at 17 weeks
Fetus at 20 weeks
Midwife
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A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.
Obstetrics
…excluded men. The expectant mother would invite close female friends and family members to her home to keep her company during childbirth. Skilled midwives managed all aspects of the labour and delivery. The presence of physicians and surgeons was very rare and only occurred if a serious complication had…
Two French midwives (sages-femmes)
Tanzanian midwife weighing an infant and giving advice to the mother
US Navy midwife checks on a woman