as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
Idaho, for instance, lost 22% of its practicing obstetricians from August 2022 to November 2023, according to one report.
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
Day of the Week Some people prefer one day of the week over another (if that works with your obstetrician's schedule), like a Friday so your partner or other family members can be available for the first few days following delivery.
—Cheryl Bird, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
Related: Why maternal mortality is so hard to measure — and why the problem may get worse
This longer timeframe changed the perception of maternal death from an exclusively medical issue for obstetricians and hospitals to a public health challenge to be addressed by communities.
—Eugene Declercq, STAT, 12 July 2024
Across the three reservations, only Pine Ridge had an obstetrician for much of the last year, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
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Aria Bendix, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
Day of the Week Some people prefer one day of the week over another (if that works with your obstetrician's schedule), like a Friday so your partner or other family members can be available for the first few days following delivery.
—Cheryl Bird, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
Related: Why maternal mortality is so hard to measure — and why the problem may get worse
This longer timeframe changed the perception of maternal death from an exclusively medical issue for obstetricians and hospitals to a public health challenge to be addressed by communities.
—Eugene Declercq, STAT, 12 July 2024
Across the three reservations, only Pine Ridge had an obstetrician for much of the last year, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
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There is one primary care physician for every 5,080 residents in Williamsburg County.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The nurse tells her to stop wasting her time and go to an actual physician before her symptoms worsen or other ailments occur from overcompensating.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Chloe has also been training to be a midwife in Aylesbury.McKinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
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Beguines served their local communities by working in existing hospitals, acting as midwives, visiting the sick and the poor, taking in orphans and educating children.Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
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The body takes a minimum of 13 weeks to recover, the nurse-midwife Helena A. Grant tells Somerstein.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
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Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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In this red-leaning district, which gave Trump 53 percent of the vote in 2020, there's a chance two GOP candidates could advance to the general election, although there are a few credible Democrats running too, such as former State Department officer Carmela Conroy and gynecologist Bernadine Bank.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Another way to cope is to have a frank discussion with your gynecologist about the best way to treat your symptoms and then to turn the media faucet to the OFF position.Valerie Monroe, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Many have recently turned their attention to lighthouse parenting, a term coined by Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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The massive popularity of the new weight-loss drugs is set against this evolving understanding—researchers, clinicians and pediatricians are reevaluating how and when to manage weight.Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bernard was a successful internist; Selma was an heiress.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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The best all-in-one robot vacuum and mop combos In: West Nile Virus Mosquitoes Dr. Céline Gounder Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Because of industry pushback, however, the guidance isn’t expected to ask device makers to test oximeters under real-world conditions, said Michael Lipnick, a University of California-San Francisco anesthesiologist and researcher.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Some were established doctors, some were interns, some were anesthesiologists.Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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