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• 30 Years
• 01/04/2021

What is obstetrics mean?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 5+ Yrs

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Obstetrics is a specialty that is concerned with the mother and fetus during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postpartum period

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