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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The 5-5-5 rule is a recommendation for postpartum parents that emphasizes plenty of physical rest and recovery after childbirth.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
After the law was implemented, the number of Texas women who died during pregnancy or labor or shortly after childbirth skyrocketed, NBC News has reported.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
His wife had died due to peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure that can occur after childbirth.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
After the law was implemented, the number of Texas women who died during pregnancy or labor or shortly after childbirth skyrocketed, NBC News has reported.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
His wife had died due to peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure that can occur after childbirth.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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