accoucheur

[ ak-oo-shur; French a-koo-shœr ]

/ ˌæk uˈʃɜr; French a kuˈʃœr /

a person who assists during childbirth, especially an obstetrician.

Origin of accoucheur

From French, dating back to 1750–60; see origin at accouchement, -eur

The disadvantages of the method are entirely with the accoucheur and not to the mother or child.

The Mother and Her Child |William S. Sadler
When they are so impacted as to prevent the delivery being completed, the accoucheur must interfere.

The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed |Frederick Hollick
His fee as accoucheur on these occasions was, I believe, a considerable one.

The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I |James H. Mapleson
There is, it is said, a great Queen in Europe who has an accoucheur of whom she never makes use.

Hints to Husbands |George Morant

Its position must therefore be changed, and the accoucheur must know how to change it with advantage.

The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed |Frederick Hollick

accoucheur

/ French (akuʃœr) /

a male obstetrician or midwife

literally: one who is present at the bedside