birthing room

noun

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: a comfortably furnished hospital room where both labor and delivery take place and in which the baby usually remains during the hospital stay

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When my children were born, other people wanted to be in the birthing room — my sister, sister-in-law, mother. — Kathleen Volk Miller, New York Times, "A Future Without Him, Aided by Duct Tape," 23 Feb. 2018 The story goes that Ciano arrived at the royal palace and sought out the Queen’s Suite, with its birthing room. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Good King Michael," 16 Jan. 2018

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birthing room

noun

Medical Definition of birthing room

: a comfortably furnished hospital room where both labor and delivery take place and in which the baby usually remains during the hospital stay

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