obstetrical delivery
English Thesaurus
1. the act of delivering a child (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | abdominal delivery, c-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, |
| definition | : | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | forceps delivery, |
| definition | : | delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | midwifery, |
| definition | : | assisting women at childbirth (noun.act) |
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