childbirth

noun

child·birth | \ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth

Definition of childbirth

: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition

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Examples of childbirth in a Sentence

women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs

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Tired of seeing flawless new mom moments on Instagram, one Florida mom decided to get real about childbirth—and life thereafter. — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, "This New Mom Posed in Her Underwear to Show the Reality of Her Post-Birth Body," 27 Apr. 2018 Lack of access to health care services during pregnancy can determine if a woman and her child live or die during or after childbirth. — Kristin Rowe-finkbeiner, Time, "I Survived Hemorrhaging During Childbirth, But Some Women Don't," 1 May 2018 The study came after nearly two years of Texas garnering national and international scrutiny over the number of women dying from preventable childbirth complications. — Marissa Evans, star-telegram, "More questions than answers in Texas maternal mortality study, lawmakers say | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 14 Apr. 2018 In fact, Black women in the U.S. are more likely to die during and after childbirth. — Essence.com, "Serena Williams' Birthing Experience Highlights The Danger Of Being Black And Postpartum," 10 Jan. 2018 Beyond that, obstetric training is understandably focused on life-threatening childbirth complications, like hemorrhage or infection. — Laura Beil, Cosmopolitan, "Millions of Women Are Injured During Childbirth. Why Aren't Doctors Diagnosing Them?," 18 July 2016 In the same way that most consider Frankenstein to be a story about a horrifying monster instead of a look at childbirth and the anxiety experienced while pregnant, the professor felt filmgoers were misled in the focus of Mary Shelley. — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, "Dissecting 'Mary Shelley': How Accurate Is the Biopic?," 31 May 2018 Talking about the duality of losing a child near childbirth and then delivering another healthy one is impossible. — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, "ESPN's Tony Reali delivered a powerful on-air reflection on losing his child," 18 June 2018 One of the sons, Amadeo, died in the moments leading up to childbirth. — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, "ESPN 'Around the Horn' host Tony Reali pleads for migrant children following his own heartbreaking loss," 19 June 2018

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