parturition

parturition

noun

Definition of PARTURITION

the act or process of giving birth to children <parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated>

Synonyms accouchement, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travail

Related Words birth pang, contraction, pains; pregnancy; abortion, miscarriage; cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth; childbed, confinement, lying-in