Maternity hospital
Maternity Hospital
A Maternity Hospital (pronunciation: məˈtɜːrnɪti ˈhɒspɪtl) is a specialized healthcare facility where women are taken care of during pregnancy and childbirth.
Etymology
The term "Maternity Hospital" is derived from the Latin word "mater" meaning "mother" and the Old French "hospital" meaning "shelter for the needy".
Description
In a Maternity Hospital, obstetricians, midwives, and nurses provide medical and surgical care to women and their newborns. These hospitals are equipped with facilities for labor and delivery, neonatal care, and postpartum care.
Related Terms
- Obstetrics: The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth.
- Midwife: A health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
- Neonatology: A subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.
- Postpartum period: The period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Maternity hospital
- Wikipedia's article - Maternity hospital
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