obstetrical

• HYPHEN: ob=stet=ri=cal

CIDE DICTIONARY

obstetrical, a. [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf. F. obstétrique. See Obstacle.].

•  Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period around the time of the birth of children; as, the obstetric art.  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of a hospital.  [PJC]

Obstetrical toad (Zoöl.), a European toad of the genus Alytes, especially Alytes obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.