Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\, n. [Cf. F. obst['e]trique. See
   {Obstetric}.]
   The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in
   parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

Source : WordNet®

obstetrics
     n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of
         the mother [syn: {OB}, {tocology}, {midwifery}]