1) Fetology 2) Foetology 3) Midwifery 4) Obstetrics 5) Perinatology 1) Medical specialty 2) Medicine 3) Midwifery 4) Obstetrics 
obstetrics; midwifery
• (n.) The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of medicine which treats of parturition.
To·col'o·gy noun [ Greek ... a birth + - logy .] The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of medicine which treats of parturition. [ Written also tokology .] 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tō-kol′ŏ-jē Synonyms: obstetrics
tocology, tokology 1. The science of parturition (child birth), or of midwifery.2. An older term for obstetrics.3. Dealing with childbirth and the care of the mother