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Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children;
as, the obstetric art. [
1913 Webster]
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Of or pertaining to obstetrics;
as, the obstetric unit of a hospital. [
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Obstetrical toad (Zoöl.), 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.