Obstetrics is the field of medicine focusing on pregnancy and childbirth. The eighteenth century saw the development of modern, scientific obstetrics in Europe, as doctors replaced midwifes and their traditional approaches.
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Book 2: Chapters 16-19
...bargain harder with Mrs. Shandy. When Dr. Slop starts to explain the recent advances in obstetrics, Toby tries to return to conversation to military science.
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