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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Setting aside the high cost of childbirth, contraception provides an indirect benefit to employers by taking much of the unpredictability out of requests for parental leave.
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This gift also opened the door for the implementation of a Village Health Partnership program to treat women with severe complications from childbirth.
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Pregnancy and childbirth support Childbirth Solutions Resource Center, 8393 W. Main St., Marshall.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. lags behind other countries in protecting mothers and babies during childbirth, but many of its recent safety improvements are thanks to one influential obstetrician.
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Nowhere would this question, cyborg or goddess, seem to be more poignant than in the issues of natural vs. technological childbirth.
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15th Century
First Known Use of childbirth
15th century
CHILDBIRTH Defined for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of giving birth to children
CHILDBIRTH Defined for Kids
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: the act or process of giving birth to a child
Medical Dictionary
childbirth
playMedical Definition of childbirth
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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