Physicians who care for pregnancy and childbirth or for the health of children, following the obstetric, gynecological and pediatric branch of ISCO-08 Minor Group 2212. Belongs here: an obstetrician, a gynecologist, an obstetrician and gynecologist, a pediatrician, and a pediatric subspecialist such as a pediatric cardiologist. Does not belong here: a physician whose SubLabel names a different primary specialty, such as surgery or psychiatry, grouped under that heading instead.
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1. Obstetrics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaObstetrics, late 19th century formalization, era
Before the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.
Obstetrics, late 19th century formalization, region
Before the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.
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