Definition of "paediatrics" []

• Alternative spelling of pediatrics. (noun)

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• "Direct entry to a midwifery programme, with comprehensive training in obstetrics and related subjects such as paediatrics, family planning, epidemiology etc. has been acknowledged as both cost-effective and specifically focused on the needs of childbearing women and their newborn."
• "Doctors have calculated an average hospital trust outside London will lose the equivalent of three trainee surgeons and other specialities such as paediatrics, trauma, and intensive care are likely to be similarly affected."
• "In particular, the shortage is worrying in the field of obstetrics and paediatrics."