Definition of childbirth
:the act or process of giving birth to a baby :parturition
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women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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After childbirth, levels of estrogen and progesterone dramatically drop.
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Childbirth has become more dangerous for women across much of the United States over the last two decades; maternal death rates have doubled since the late 1980s, according to federal figures.
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The divide in the timing of childbirth is even starker.
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For example, in 1980, 45 rural hospitals had obstetric services, loosely known as the field of medicine that deals with childbirth and childcare once the child is born.
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Infused in a vaginal wash, oak gall can supposedly tighten your vagina, particularly post-childbirth, and reduce odors.
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Only in the beginning stages of her post-childbirth career, Azarenka’s already learned that toting a baby around the world comes with altering travel habits.
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Black moms are three and a half times more likely to die in childbirth than white Americans.
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However it's done, eating the placenta after childbirth is thought to ward off postpartum depression and boost milk production, among other things.
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First Known Use of childbirth
15th century
childbirth Synonyms
Synonyms
accouchement, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travailRelated Words
birth pang, contraction, pains; pregnancy; abortion, miscarriage; cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth; childbed, confinement, lying-inCHILDBIRTH Defined for English Language Learners
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medical Definition of childbirth
:the act or process of giving birth to a baby :parturition
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