Obstetrics is the field of medicine that studies the peculiarities and the changes produced in a woman's body in relation to the conception and development of the foetus, intrauterine gestaţia, birth, postpartum period, as well as methods of prevention, treatment and rational behavior during pregnancy, childbirth and confinement period.
Gynecology is the field of medicine that studies the methods of diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of diseases of the female genital system.