Terms Related to Obstetrics

• Obstetrics Departments

  Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of services provided for obstetric and gynecologic patients.

• Maternity Hospital

  Special hospitals which provide care to women during pregnancy and parturition.

• Obstetrics Department Hospital

  Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of services provided for obstetric and gynecologic patients.

• Maternal Child Nursing

  The nursing specialty that deals with the care of women throughout their pregnancy and childbirth and the care of their newborn children.