childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
Examples of childbirth in a Sentence
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Struggles with childbirth and postpartum depression Panettiere recounts having a difficult pregnancy and her daughter, Kaya, initially having problems growing in utero.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
This sudden decline can be caused by the hormonal changes from your menstrual cycle, perimenopause and even from pregnancy and childbirth.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
That violence, along with forcing the closure of most of the capital’s hospitals, has left women, already facing risky births before gangs began laying siege to most neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, even more likely to die in childbirth.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Georgia averages about 30 maternal deaths per 100,000 births for complications of pregnancy or childbirth, according to the 2025 March of Dimes’ Georgia report card.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
This sudden decline can be caused by the hormonal changes from your menstrual cycle, perimenopause and even from pregnancy and childbirth.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
That violence, along with forcing the closure of most of the capital’s hospitals, has left women, already facing risky births before gangs began laying siege to most neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, even more likely to die in childbirth.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Georgia averages about 30 maternal deaths per 100,000 births for complications of pregnancy or childbirth, according to the 2025 March of Dimes’ Georgia report card.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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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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