>Dear friends,
>
>Actually, I do think most women would be better of if no medical 
>obstetrician would be nearby when
>she gave birth.


Dr Rob Buckman, a medical doc who is also a comedian and humourist, 
wrote an alternative  medical dictionary, and defined 'obstetrician' 
thus:

'This term comes from the Latin:
  'stet' = 'he stands'  and 'ob' = 'in the way' '

Disclaimer: this is obviously not true of all obstetricians.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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