childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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Examples of childbirth in a Sentence
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period are overwhelming experiences, both physically and emotionally.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Fifty-one obstetricians left Idaho in the year after its strict ban could be enforced, leaving half of the state's counties without doctors trained to care for women during pregnancy and childbirth, according to The Associated Press.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Images of childbirth, especially those associated with the fundamental figures of Christianity, including the Virgin Mary, were generally sanitized.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Sadly, mothers dying during and within a year of childbirth is unnecessarily high.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Black women’s fear of dying during pregnancy and childbirth is a reflection of real-life risks.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
Women suffer through childbirth and postpartum depression.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Margaret hears screaming and follows the sounds to the infirmary, observing a childbirth so unnatural, even the climactic delivery of Damien can’t help seeming tepid by comparison.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
And because their mother passed away at childbirth, they were raised by their grandma, who is Sky Woman.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Fifty-one obstetricians left Idaho in the year after its strict ban could be enforced, leaving half of the state's counties without doctors trained to care for women during pregnancy and childbirth, according to The Associated Press.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Images of childbirth, especially those associated with the fundamental figures of Christianity, including the Virgin Mary, were generally sanitized.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Sadly, mothers dying during and within a year of childbirth is unnecessarily high.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Black women’s fear of dying during pregnancy and childbirth is a reflection of real-life risks.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
Women suffer through childbirth and postpartum depression.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Margaret hears screaming and follows the sounds to the infirmary, observing a childbirth so unnatural, even the climactic delivery of Damien can’t help seeming tepid by comparison.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
And because their mother passed away at childbirth, they were raised by their grandma, who is Sky Woman.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth
: the act or process of giving birth to children
called also parturition
Medical Definition
childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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