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
In fact, epidural injections for such conditions are far more common — some 9 million are performed per year — than epidurals used during childbirth.
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Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the white marble mausoleum to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth earlier that year.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The female reproductive system is the internal and external organs involved in fertility, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth in people assigned female at birth.
—Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the white marble mausoleum to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth earlier that year.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The female reproductive system is the internal and external organs involved in fertility, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth in people assigned female at birth.
—Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Black women have higher rates of underlying diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which can put a pregnancy at risk.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Since tipping things off on Oct. 22 with a decisive 132-109 win over the Knicks, the Celtics have laid claim to seven of the NBA’s 20 biggest deliveries.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Getting your tiny house is as simple as checking out your Amazon cart and preparing for delivery.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, a Texas mother died after doctors in the state delayed treating her miscarriage for 40 hours.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Pregnant people who develop listeriosis may experience flu-like symptoms, but are also at risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, or premature delivery, as well as life-threatening infections in their newborns.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 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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Our pursuit of it in our collective desire to outsource emotional labor is both capitalistic and desperate.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Momma had a smooth labor and delivery and both mamma and baby are doing great!—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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