childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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Examples of childbirth in a Sentence
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Black women are dying at nearly three to four times the rate of white women during pregnancy and childbirth.
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Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 17 May 2024
And for 1 in 11 of these families, medical bills related to pregnancy and childbirth exceed $10,000, the researchers found.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 9 May 2024
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Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 17 May 2024
And for 1 in 11 of these families, medical bills related to pregnancy and childbirth exceed $10,000, the researchers found.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 9 May 2024
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 23 May. 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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