At present, Obstetrics is one of the most popular medical courses opted by students to make their career bright and stable. Obstetrics is a field of medicine and surgery deals with the pregnancy, childbirth and the care of women giving birth. In the medical field, obstetrics is combined with gynaecology under the discipline called as OBGYN (Obstetrics and Gynaecology).
A professional who has specialized in childbirth, pregnancy and women reproductive system is termed as “obstetrician”.
“Obstetrics deals with the pregnancy and its associated procedures”.
Obstetrics courses are designed in a manner to provide a good background in the necessary terms of women’ health.
Difference between Obstetrics and Gynaecology:
- Obstetrics deals with the pregnancy and its associated procedures while Gynaecology works with treating women who are not pregnant.
- Doctor who specializes in medical care of women and their reproductive system is called gynaecologist and a doctor who specialized in the medical care of a pregnant woman are termed as the obstetrician.
Scope
Gynecology is also known as Obstetrics which the branch of medical science. In this course, aspirants can find numbers of the lucrative job in India and in abroad. You can go for further study such as research studies in top reputed research centres and universities. You can work as a specialist in the field of medical such as gynaecology, oncology, critical care medicine and reproductive endocrinology or maternal-fetal medicine.
In India, Postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology is of two-year duration diploma course or a three-year master degree (MD or MS). After completing your residency training you can also go for the sub-specialty training program in fellowships.
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Courses & Eligibility
How to become an Obstetrician?
There are some eligibility criteria set by every college/university with which you can get admission in particular. You need to be eligible for the particular course of the exam. To become an Obstetrician, you are required to complete the bachelor, master and doctoral level courses in this field. You can study Obstetrics as a specialization in master level courses.
Before pursuing master courses you have to pursue a bachelor course in the medical field like MBBS from the recognized university by Medical Council of India (MCI). The candidates must have registered with the Medical Council of India or any of the State Medical Council. Interested Aspirants have to appear in PG entrance examination.
The candidate must secure 50% marks separately in each paper for the eligibility to be placed on the merit list.
Some most popular courses are listed here:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery): It is a five and a half-year course. Students can apply for this course after 12 passing with physics, chemistry and biology subjects.
MS in Gynecology and Obstetrics: It is a two-year postgraduate course. Admission in these courses will be given to those students who have successfully completed MBBS course from any recognized college.
DM in Gynecology and Obstetrics: To pursue this course, students are required to complete master courses in the related discipline like MS in Gynecology and Obstetrics. It is a three years duration course.
Admission
What is the procedure to get admission into these courses?
To get admission in top medical colleges and universities of India, students have to appear in national level medical entrance exam of NEET and appear for counselling process conducted by MCC and various other institutions. Students will be selected for admission on the basis of rank secured in the entrance test of NEET 2024.
Top colleges or universities to study obstetrics are:
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (AFMC 2024)
- Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune (BVP CET 2024)
- Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
- D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (DPU), Pune
- Amrita School of Medicine, Coimbatore
- Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test (IPU CET 2024)
Career & Jobs
If you are seeking a career in obstetrics, you need to get as much as experience possible in this field. This field will help you get jobs easily in India as well as abroad. If you want to make your career in the profession of medicine, you can go for the specialization in gynaecology. The profession is respectable as well as rewarding. Job opportunities are wider in this section as demand by metros and even in small cities and rural areas.
Demands of skilled professionals are rising from recent years. After pursuing this course, you can find jobs in government & private hospitals, nursing homes, health care centres, pharmaceutical companies, universities and many other places.
Career prospects are very sharp in India and in abroad. The demand and the market watch in this profession are increasing continuously as the number of hospitals (government /private), health care centres, research laboratories and many sectors are open. You could work across a range of different area or can do work in the particular field of obstetrics.
Once you got sufficient experience in this field like 5 to 10 years, you can also start-up your own clinic for better earning. You can also opt to teach jobs in various colleges or institutions.
Some job profiles are:
- Obstetrician
- Consultant
- Lecturer
- Clinical Associate
- General Physician
Recruiters:
- Apollo Hospital
- Glocal Health Care System Pvt Ltd
- Parexcel
- Fortis Hospital Ltd
- All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)
- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
- Guru Nanak Hospital and Research Centre
Salary
“In this field government sector offers handsome salary packages as compared to the private sector”.
In this field, you can expect a starting salary between Rs.3 to 4 lacs per annum. Salary packages will be different as depending upon the working sector, experience, qualification, etc.
With a good experience and higher degree in this field, you can get a high paying job. At senior level, you can easily earn between Rs.8 to 10 lacs per year.
Books and Study Materials
Some most popular books to pursue obstetrics are listed below:
Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology by D Llewellyn Jones
DC Dutta’s Textbook of Obstetrics by Hiralal Konar
Essentials of Obstetrics by Arulkumaran Sabaratnam, V Sivanesaratnam
Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth by Glenn Posner
Clinical Obstetrics by Menon
Williams Obstetrics by F. Gary Cunningham
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