A physician specializing in the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and the period immediately following delivery of the child, gynecologist.
A doctor who specialises in obstetrics.
A doctor who specializes in caring for women during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. An obstetrician provides prenatal care, preconception counseling, screening for birth defects, ultrasound examinations, and childbirth education. Most obstetricians are also trained in gynecology, and these specialists are referred to as obstetrician gynecologists, or ob-gyns for short.
A physician who specializes in obstetrics, which includes childbirth, prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care.