childbearing
adjective
child·bear·ing
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌber-iŋ 
: of or relating to the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children
women of childbearing age
childbearing
noun
Examples of childbearing in a Sentence
in olden days many women died in childbearing
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In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.
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Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
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Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Childbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbearing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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childbearing
adjective
child·bear·ing
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbar-iŋ
-ˌber-
: of or relating to the process of becoming and being pregnant with and giving birth to children
women of childbearing age
childbearing
noun
Medical Definition
childbearing
noun
child·bear·ing
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbar-iŋ, -ˌber-
: the act of bringing forth children : childbirth
childbearing
adjective
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