obstetr/o, nat/o, neonat/o

obstetr/o means pregnancy and birth care, nat/o means birth, and neonat/o means a newborn (Greek/Latin).

"ob-STET-roh / NAY-toh / nee-oh-NAY-toh." Coach: "Obstetr is pregnancy and birth care; nat is birth; neonat is a newborn."

Examples: obstetrics, obstetric, obstetrician, prenatal, antenatal.

Also: postnatal, perinatal, neonatal, neonatology, neonatologist.