Geburtshilfe
German
Etymology
From Geburt (“birth”) + -s- + Hilfe (“help”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌhɪlfə/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Geburtshilfe f (genitive Geburtshilfe, no plural)
- (medicine) obstetrics (care of women during and after pregnancy)
- Synonyms: Obstetrik, Tokologie
Declension
Declension of Geburtshilfe [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- “Geburtshilfe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geburtshilfe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Geburtshilfe” in Duden online