How to Use childbirth in a Sentence

childbirth

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  • The film makes a path from childbirth until the common grave at the end.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2022
  • My friends who hadn’t been through childbirth took care of the baby.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The study is the first of its kind to show that the risks of childbirth carry across race and parental income level.
    — Theara Coleman, theweek, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The first episode really sets the tone with a montage of childbirth.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • Black moms are more likely to die in childbirth than white moms.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • Staff at the zoo were hands-off during the process to give Zuri a quiet space during childbirth.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
  • Mothers die in childbirth — where often the child died, too.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Mothers died in childbirth - where often the child died, too.
    — Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Among wealthy countries, the U.S. has the highest rate of deaths linked to pregnancy and childbirth.
    — Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 23 June 2022
  • But Schultz’s childbirth costs may be less than many women pay.
    — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 16 July 2022
  • With the action set in the mid-1700s, when the risks of childbirth were much greater than today, the stakes are raised and the drama intensifies.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In 1932, while Dorsey was on the road, his wife, Nettie Harper, died in childbirth; their child died a day later.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • The average age of childbirth in South Korea was 33.5 last year.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And then comes the news that Joy has a heart condition that puts her at a 50/50 chance of dying during childbirth.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Fosse’s Morning and Evening: a childbirth scene, partly from the baby’s point of view, followed by the last day in the life of the old man born in chapter one.
    — Damion Searls, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In the United States, Black mothers are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white mothers.
    — NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • But the truth is, nothing can prepare you for the intensity of childbirth and those first few days at home.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 14 June 2022
  • Black mothers are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.
    — Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Yes, there was pain—her childbirth and postpartum was hard.
    — Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The film tells the story of Levi (Ben Gavin), a father left to care for his two daughters after his wife dies during childbirth.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Again, pregnancy and childbirth can affect the muscles that keep urine in.
    — Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • But each childbirth experience is unique and goes at its own pace.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Melissa Carrick, a doula, said the blizzard forced her to coach a pregnant client through childbirth by telephone.
    — Carolyn Thompson, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • But for many, the days following childbirth aren't full of happiness alone.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • And all the scenes of orgies, disturbingly graphic childbirth and dragon-flying in the world can't fix a dull plot and a stilted script.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Factors such as hormones, childbirth, and age can cause these traits to change during your lifetime.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Kerr later learned that long before her four children were born, Mary lost a baby in childbirth.
    — Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Pregnancy and childbirth are other risk factors for iron deficiency, because the fetus will absorb a significant amount of iron in the body.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Perimenopause and menopause Excessive hair shedding after childbirth is very common due to the hormonal changes a woman undergoes.
    — Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024

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