\Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L.
obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to
stand before: cf.F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.]
Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in
childbed; as, the obstetric art.
{Obstetrical toad} (Zo["o]l.), a European toad of the genus
   {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid
   in a string which the male winds around his legs, and
   carries about until the young are hatched.