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
Willig takes readers by the hand, leading us through the streets of New York, into the homes of the poor and the wealthy, showing the power of men and the powerlessness of women, who were often likely to die during childbirth or from abuse.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Mussolini’s Motherhood Factories Matthew Wills April 1, 2022 In fascist Italy, childbirth, breastfeeding and motherhood were given a hybrid structure of industrial management and eugenicist biological essentialism.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
Other medical dramas have often depicted childbirth, but not to this level of graphic detail.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Men visiting their wives in childbirth is not done.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Mussolini’s Motherhood Factories Matthew Wills April 1, 2022 In fascist Italy, childbirth, breastfeeding and motherhood were given a hybrid structure of industrial management and eugenicist biological essentialism.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
Other medical dramas have often depicted childbirth, but not to this level of graphic detail.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Men visiting their wives in childbirth is not done.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
Noun
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But one pregnant woman has got the internet talking with an intense and unusually sour pregnancy craving.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Her headlining seton Friday marks her return to the desert after taking over Beyoncé’s slot in 2017 due to Bey’s pregnancy with twins Rumi and Sir Carter.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
8 Apr. 2025
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From one such delivery, Gibbs-White headed over and an argument with Jota Silva started, because the Portuguese was in a better position at the back post.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Oltmanns' car was recovered, the delivery driver told Fox 4.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Animals that birth de-extinct species could experience miscarriage, stillbirth, early death and possible pain, suggested Jay Odenbaugh, a professor of philosophy at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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No surrogate dogs had a miscarriage or stillbirth during the process.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 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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Under O’Brien’s leadership, the Teamsters union has engaged with the Trump administration even as other major American labor groups have distanced themselves.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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In order to assess the risks of industrial labor, states began collecting data about accidents and deaths.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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