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
Not to mention the potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy after childbirth.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Less common but still important routes of transmission include mother-to-child spread during childbirth, which can cause eye infections or pneumonia in newborns.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Students also get to use high-tech mannequins that simulate childbirth, and safely practice vital training in a realistic environment.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The homicide capped a turbulent year at Burning Man, which also saw reports of an electrocution, an unplanned childbirth and 44 arrests, more than double last year’s total, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Less common but still important routes of transmission include mother-to-child spread during childbirth, which can cause eye infections or pneumonia in newborns.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Students also get to use high-tech mannequins that simulate childbirth, and safely practice vital training in a realistic environment.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The homicide capped a turbulent year at Burning Man, which also saw reports of an electrocution, an unplanned childbirth and 44 arrests, more than double last year’s total, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Creatine supplementation can be beneficial during hormone changes, like menstrual cycles, pregnancy, post-partum and menopause.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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High fevers and pain are widely recognized as potential risks to a pregnancy if left untreated.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 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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Domino’s expanded its delivery options last quarter by partnering with DoorDash, following a similar deal in 2023 with Uber Eats.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The company expects to begin deliveries of its flying car to reservation holders in early 2026.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But prices could also rise for domestic items if US manufacturers’ labor costs rise in order to attract the necessary workers to produce more in America.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Goldman Sachs researchers say most of the nation’s output gains will come from productivity improvements—largely powered by rapid AI adoption—while demographic trends like population aging and lower immigration hold down labor supply growth.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 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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Previously the billionaire banker has warned the American economy is weakening, saying in September following a measly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that whether that weakness spills into economic contraction remains to be seen.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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At other points during the livestream, Fandy lay on her side and knelt on her sofa while enduring contractions.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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