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
McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.
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Shelley Stewart Iii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Studies show providing care to mothers after childbirth can decrease the incidence and severity of postpartum depression.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Learning that, following that childbirth/torture nonsense, Julia and Davina are now friends.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Shelley Stewart Iii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Studies show providing care to mothers after childbirth can decrease the incidence and severity of postpartum depression.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Learning that, following that childbirth/torture nonsense, Julia and Davina are now friends.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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The article also noted that there are risks of genetic disorders related to other external factors like alcohol use during pregnancy and smoking.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Abide Women’s Health Services will offer pregnancy testing, prenatal and postpartum care, and maternal resources at the Center for Transforming Lives campus.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yet, Gui uncovers an intimate connection with the evil spirit, which embodies Yishui’s deepest pain about childbearing.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Helping people achieve their childbearing goals means coming up with holistic solutions that improve people's lives, such as making housing more affordable and tackling student loan debt.—
Karen Benjamin Guzzo,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The design is simple, robust, and low-cost, with potential to transform humanitarian aid deliveries and even space exploration.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Goodwin claimed Reid was disguised as a delivery driver for Deliveroo, a British online food delivery company, and traveled on an e-bike during all three shootings, the outlet reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from accepting unpaid labor, even if workers are willing to work for free.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to the report, many developers face obstacles such as rising construction costs, financing constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For many, the virus results in flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, per the CDC.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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In April, 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian, died while being held at GEO’s Pompano Beach facility after complaining of chest pains.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 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 Babylonian epic the Enuma Elish begins with an account of the gods in their generations not creating but emerging, through a kind of parturition, into a preexisting state of unbeing.… Subscribe or log in to continue reading.—
Jordan Castro,
Harper's Magazine,
9 Jan. 2024
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The sudden contractions between main channels and auxiliary pathways create local velocity increases and swirling patterns that actively pull water out of the gas diffusion layer while simultaneously drawing fresh oxygen toward the catalyst sites, acting like miniature vacuum pumps.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lift your heels as high as possible while focusing on the contraction of your calf muscles.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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