obstetrics
The medical field dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
I'm being seen at the obstetrics department of a nearby hospital.
She is a doctor specializing in obstetrics.
obstetrics department; maternity ward
The hospital department or division where obstetric care is provided.
The obstetrics department is on the third floor of this hospital.
My morning sickness was so bad that I went to see the obstetrics department.
I'm planning to give birth in this hospital's maternity ward.
産科 covers only obstetrics (pregnancy and childbirth), whereas 産婦人科 combines obstetrics with gynecology.
産科 is the obstetrics department dealing with pregnancy and childbirth, while 婦人科 handles women's reproductive health more broadly, not just pregnancy.
obstetrician
obstetrics
obstetrician
obstetric care; obstetrical medicine
maternity hospital
obstetric fistula
Compound of 産 (birth, delivery) and 科 (department, field of study).