obstetrication en · NOUN
Etymology
From obstetric + -ation.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) obstetrics or midwifery
There he must lie, in an uncouth posture, for his appointed month; till ,the native bonds being loosed and the doors forced open, he shall be, by a helpful obstetrication, drawn forth into the larger prison of the World
1658, Joseph Hall, The Devout Soul, Or, Rules of Heavenly Devotion Also the Free Prisoner, Or, the Comfort of Restraint: