concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: obstetrics

obstetrics
type: Concept
broader: women's health
broader: surgical specialties
definition: Each year, over half a million women die as a result of complications of pregnancy, childbirth and abortion. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable and occur in developing countries in contexts where women lack access to good quality, skilled and timely health care. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Obstetrics]

surgical specialties
type: Concept
narrower: obstetrics

women's health
type: Concept
narrower: obstetrics