as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
in olden days many women died in childbearing
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Noun
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For sensitive skin or after childbirth, consider using a peri bottle (squirt bottle) or sitz bath (a warm, shallow bath in a basin placed on the toilet or in a bathtub).—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025 -
On the latest episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's On Me podcast, the On Call actress, 39, recalled the interesting story of her childbirth.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gray recently gave birth to a son after receiving prenatal care at Erie.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The region also has the highest percentage of births in which the mothers received inadequate prenatal care.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Another passenger warns her, conveniently, that pregnant women are returned to their countries of origin and so Alex sobs through each doctor’s inspection, worried that all this pain — this loss of dignity — is for nothing.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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In his lap is Benjamin, the young son of his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna), whose wife Maria (Rutina Wesley) was pregnant in Season 1.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Childbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbearing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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