Use paragraph 10 from the article “In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: wash your hands” to answer the question. Using the context and the suffix -cian, which means “having a certain skill or art,” define the word obstetrician.

Answer 1

An obstetrician is a medical professional who specializes in the skill or art of childbirth and caring for women during pregnancy and post-delivery. The suffix "-cian" indicates a practitioner of a specific field, so an obstetrician is someone who is trained and skilled in obstetrics, which is the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth.