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
None of the low-income participants in Rx Kids reported being evicted since childbirth, compared with other groups, according to the survey.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
New research points to a major factor driving this disparity: childbirth.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Medicaid covers more than 40% of U.S. childbirths, ensuring healthier babies and protecting families from financial ruin.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Relaxin prepares the body for pregnancy and, later, for childbirth.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
New research points to a major factor driving this disparity: childbirth.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Medicaid covers more than 40% of U.S. childbirths, ensuring healthier babies and protecting families from financial ruin.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Relaxin prepares the body for pregnancy and, later, for childbirth.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for childbirth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Crisis pregnancy centers differ from clinics such as Planned Parenthood or primary care facilities, according to the American Medical Association.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to being a doctor, Dennard was one of 20 women who joined a lawsuit against the state after they were denied abortions for miscarriages and high-risk pregnancy complications.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
17 Jan. 2025
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Read more Uber sues Colorado over new laws, saying pricing transparency for drivers violates its free speech rights Uber alleges in a new lawsuit that two Colorado laws aiming to improve transparency for delivery and ride-hailing app drivers will violate its right to free speech.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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What that translates to, though, is a lot of intentionally hammy line deliveries and overaffected actions.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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In addition to being a doctor, Dennard was one of 20 women who joined a lawsuit against the state after they were denied abortions for miscarriages and high-risk pregnancy complications.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
17 Jan. 2025
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The excitement was short-lived, however, as the woman went on to experience the miscarriage.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 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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How can independent restaurants get labor down to manageable levels when minimum wage and taxes continue to increase?—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Optimizing Complex Workforce Scheduling Workforce challenges, including labor shortages and poor resource allocation, have become the new normal, with several industries particularly impacted, including manufacturing, retail, leisure and finance.—
Alan Baratz,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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