childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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And in Iceland, the lights of the aurora were thought to relieve the pain of childbirth, although the woman was not allowed to actually look directly at the lights or her child might be born cross-eyed.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the 2024 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women in Texas.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
His biggest fears are not just the risks of spaceflight on pregnancy and childbirth, but also the complications that could arise afterwards, such as how a newborn baby can develop the neck strength in weightlessness to hold its head upright when gravity returns.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
Hughes recovered well after childbirth and was discharged from the hospital days later.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the 2024 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women in Texas.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
His biggest fears are not just the risks of spaceflight on pregnancy and childbirth, but also the complications that could arise afterwards, such as how a newborn baby can develop the neck strength in weightlessness to hold its head upright when gravity returns.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
Hughes recovered well after childbirth and was discharged from the hospital days later.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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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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