maternity ward
21ward — ward1 W3 [wo:d US wo:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: weard guarding ] 1.) a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay maternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition) on/in… …
22ward — 1 noun (C) 1 a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay: She s in charge of three different wards. | maternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition) 2 BrE one of the small …
23maternity — noun Maternity is used before these nouns: ↑benefit, ↑bra, ↑care, ↑clinic, ↑clothes, ↑dress, ↑hospital, ↑leave, ↑nurse, ↑pay, ↑unit, ↑ward, ↑ …
24hospital ward — noun block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care they put her in a 4 bed ward • Syn: ↑ward • Hypernyms: ↑block • Hyponyms: ↑detox, ↑maternity ward …
25Aberdeen Maternity Hospital — Infobox Hospital Name = Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Org/Group = NHS Grampian Caption = Location = Region = Aberdeen State = Scotland Country = UK HealthCare = NHS Type = Specialist Speciality = Maternity hospital Emergency = No Affiliation=… …
26Benjamin Ward Richardson — Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (October 1828 – November 21, 1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the… …
27lying-in ward — lying in hospital or lying in ward noun (old) A maternity hospital or ward • • • Main Entry: ↑lie …
28maternityward — maternity ward n. The department of a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth as well as for newborn infants. * * * …
29Historical mortality rates of puerperal fever — Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis worked at the Vienna General Hospital s maternity clinic on a 3 year contract from 1846 1849. There, as elsewhere in European and North American hospitals, puerperal fever, or childbed fever, was rampant, sometimes climbing… …
30Characters of Holby City — The Holby City hospital set, at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. Holby City is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal You …
