as in physician
a medical professional who specializes in obstetrics
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Recent Examples of obstetrician
The obstetricians who sued said there is an undercurrent of fear when working with someone with pregnancy complications.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2024
Almost all obstetricians will go their entire careers without ever seeing a single case.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The case stemmed from 193 abortions that Cooley, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed at the Center of Orlando for Women clinic during a two-week period immediately after the waiting-period law took effect.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
As a teen-ager during the Cultural Revolution, she was relocated to the countryside for two and a half years of physical labor, then went to medical school and returned to her home town to become an obstetrician.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2024
Almost all obstetricians will go their entire careers without ever seeing a single case.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The case stemmed from 193 abortions that Cooley, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed at the Center of Orlando for Women clinic during a two-week period immediately after the waiting-period law took effect.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
As a teen-ager during the Cultural Revolution, she was relocated to the countryside for two and a half years of physical labor, then went to medical school and returned to her home town to become an obstetrician.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstetrician
Noun
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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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For many Americans, planning a doctor’s appointment comes with logistical headaches: taking a day off from work; scheduling months in advance; dealing with insurance coverage and related costs.—
Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin,
Them,
10 Mar. 2025
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Today, the platform is used by people who generally fall into the category of experts: coaches, doctors, CEOs, authors, and content creators.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Millie integrates midwives, OB-GYNs, doulas, technology, and education to deliver a new standard of care.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The nonprofit wants to open a birthing center in the area to help fill the void left by North Shore, the midwife said.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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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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Initially, three teenage boys worked as volunteer transport helpers, caring for FNS’s horses and running errands for the nurse-midwives.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2024
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Thankfully, my gynecologist confirmed shortly thereafter that there was nothing to worry about.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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In August, the department hired a local gynecologist, Dr. Antonio Pullano, 36, to a $175,000-a-year post as associate commissioner of operations.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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As Repayment System Buckles In less visible roles, Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, Isla’s pediatrician fiancé, is virtually unrecognizable from his stint as goofy Dave Johnson on veteran CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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According to Rebecca Fisk, MD, pediatrician at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, vitamin A taken in excessive quantities can lead to toxicity, causing the following symptoms:8 dizziness nausea diarrhea headache bone pain bone thinning skin irritations/rashes liver damage Was this page helpful?—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Medical teams including orthopedists, internists and sports psychologists must continually review the best available literature, treatment, and strength and conditioning strategies in order to reduce player injury and optimize their health.—
Lipi Roy, MD,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The study findings should encourage patients to have a conversation with their healthcare providers about their treatment plans, said Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, an anesthesiologist and director of pain and opioid research at Michigan Medicine.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
6 Mar. 2025
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The work drew support from Democrats and Republicans, who'd been inundated with stories of patients hit by huge bills from emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and other providers who were not in patients' insurance networks, even when patients received care at in-network hospitals.—
NOEM N. LEVEY | KFF HEALTH NEWS,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstetrician. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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