\Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p.
of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.]
To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] ``Nature does
obstetricate.'' --Evelyn.

\Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t.
To assist as a midwife. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.