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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Despite having more complex reproductive organs and the burdensome, sometimes fatal, functions that come with them — menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding — female bodies tend to outlast male bodies.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Today, with the exception of Wisconsin, Medicaid coverage has extended from 60 days to 12 months after childbirth.
—Natasha Williams, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Pelvic floor therapy is often only associated with women who experience pelvic floor dysfunction after childbirth, but men can also benefit from this treatment.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
Women sometimes drank a tea of juneberry twigs and stems to recover from childbirth, and a tonic made from the plant’s bark was thought to hasten the discharge of the placenta.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Today, with the exception of Wisconsin, Medicaid coverage has extended from 60 days to 12 months after childbirth.
—Natasha Williams, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Pelvic floor therapy is often only associated with women who experience pelvic floor dysfunction after childbirth, but men can also benefit from this treatment.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
Women sometimes drank a tea of juneberry twigs and stems to recover from childbirth, and a tonic made from the plant’s bark was thought to hasten the discharge of the placenta.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for childbirth
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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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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