as in pregnancy
the act or process of giving birth to children
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Recent Examples of childbirth
The study cites risk factors like excess body weight, later childbirth, and fewer childbirths as possible contributing factors.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Rajiv Mehrotra In the world’s only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approaches childbirth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Rajiv Mehrotra In the world’s only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approaches childbirth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Daniel will have an episode later in the season, so there will be more things that will be revealed [about the pregnancy] in that.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
10 Feb. 2025
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Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, who wed in June 2015, announced the pregnancy on Sept. 2, revealing their fourth child was due in February.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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In recent months, Walmart removed self-checkout at select stores and, in some cases, made self-checkout open only to Walmart+ members and drivers of its Spark delivery service.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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State Capitol news in brief Senators approve raw milk measure The Arkansas Senate voted Monday to send the governor a bill allowing farmers to sell unpasteurized milk at farmers markets or via delivery from the farm where the milk is produced.—
Michael R. Wickline,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Listeria can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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The process of parturition can be considered as equivalent to cosmonaut's/astronaut's transition from microgravitation back to Earth gravitation (G=1) during landing.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 2013
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Cheaper labor and input costs in China have also boosted Tesla’s operating margins, powering its stock – and Musk’s fortune – to new heights.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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Palmetto General’s labor and delivery unit is the only one in the city of Hialeah and one of nine that remain open in Miami-Dade County.—
Verónica Egui Brito and,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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