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OB/GYN<ref name=MD group=a>{{REFweb
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrics_and_gynaecology
|title=Obstetrics and gynaecology
|website=Wikipedia
|accessdate=2024-10-05
}} '''Obstetrics and gynaecology''' (also spelled as '''obstetrics and gynecology'''; abbreviated as '''Obs and Gynae''', '''O&G''', '''OB-GYN''' and '''OB/GYN''') is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts). The specialization is an important part of care for women's health.<br>
{{NOTE}} "OB-GYN" (or "OB/GYN") is most commonly treated as an initialism and pronounced as five individual letters, even though it only represents two different words.</ref><noinclude>{{ABBR}}
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|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrics_and_gynaecology
|title=Obstetrics and gynaecology
|website=Wikipedia
|accessdate=2024-10-05
}} '''Obstetrics and gynaecology''' (also spelled as '''obstetrics and gynecology'''; abbreviated as '''Obs and Gynae''', '''O&G''', '''OB-GYN''' and '''OB/GYN''') is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts). The specialization is an important part of care for women's health.<br>
{{NOTE}} "OB-GYN" (or "OB/GYN") is most commonly treated as an initialism and pronounced as five individual letters, even though it only represents two different words.</ref><noinclude>{{ABBR}}
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[[Category:Initialism]]
[[de:Vorlage:MD]]</noinclude>