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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This didn’t sever the link between pain and moral issues—particularly in the case of the pain of childbirth.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
Postpartum hypertension: High blood pressure after childbirth, with or without preeclampsia during pregnancy.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
The State Council also announced a new subsidy system specifically for childbirth and called on local governments to implement maternity and childcare leave policies, as well as providing subsidies for births.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In Season 1, one character severs her consciousness so as not to experience the pain of childbirth—so the only world her innie knows is giving birth and handing over her baby.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
Postpartum hypertension: High blood pressure after childbirth, with or without preeclampsia during pregnancy.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
The State Council also announced a new subsidy system specifically for childbirth and called on local governments to implement maternity and childcare leave policies, as well as providing subsidies for births.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In Season 1, one character severs her consciousness so as not to experience the pain of childbirth—so the only world her innie knows is giving birth and handing over her baby.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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