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Using the context and the suffix - cian, which means "having a certain skill or art," define the word obstetrician.

a. a worker who conducts autopsies on people
b. a doctor who specializes in the transmission of certain diseases
c. an expectant mother who is afflicted with an illness
d. doctor who specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth

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Based on the context and the suffix "-cian," the word obstetrician can be defined as:

d. doctor who specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth.