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Obstetrics
Labor Gynecology
− Childbirth is the expulsion of the products of − deals with diseases of the nonpregnant woman.
conception (conceptus) from the uterus when it has
Obstetrician
reached the stage of viability.
− Stage of Viability: − a doctor of medicine specializing in obstetrics.
o 20 weeks/500 grams/25 cm
Midwife
o Note: The coming out of the fetus before 20
weeks is called abortion. − a person (not a M.D.) who attends to deliveries.
− Products of conception:
NCM107MCF: CARE OF MOTHER, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT (WELL CLIENT)