[maternity (obstetrical) department; obstetrics]
A department in a hospital that is responsible for the care of pregnant women during pregnancy and for assisting in labor and delivery Detailed Explanation A department in a physician's house or hospital. It specializes in the treatment of women's maternal illnesses and aids in childbirth. It also refers to obstetrics. Song Zhu Duanzhang (＜卫生 家宝 产料备要＞叙叙)："Obstetrics has a specialized book, which began with Yang Shihou's "The Collection of Examination and Recipes for Producing Breast Milk" of the Tang Dynasty."
Word Breakdown
Explanation of "birth" (产) ǎ 人或动物 生子：产子. To give birth to a child: to give birth to a child. A woman who gives birth to a child. A midwife. To manufacture, raise to grow or grow naturally: industrial production. Production value. Making, raising, planting, or growing something naturally: native products. Specialty. To give birth to, appear : produce. Produce. A place of production. Property : Possessions. estate. Property Rights Explanation of Family Family ē A unit of classification for plants and animals: lions belong to the cat family. The acacia tree is a member of the legume family. Division of the internal organization of an institution: section. Finance Section. Academic or professional category: subject. Academic discipline. Liberal Arts . Surgery. Ancient system of selecting military, civil, and official personnel by subject: the imperial examination. Section A. The first in the imperial examinations. Enrollment in the imperial examination. Judgment.