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
Recent Examples of childbirth from the Web
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In the months since her daughter was born, Williams has been open about the effort it’s taken to recover from childbirth and return to athletic form.
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Mothers who breastfeed recover from childbirth more quickly and easily.
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According to court documents in that case, Rey told police that his wife died in childbirth at a Kansas City motel.
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After 14 months off the court to recover not just from childbirth, but from near fatal complications that kept her bedridden for six weeks, Williams will compete in the French Open, dropped from her previous rank of No. 1 down to No. 453.
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Another Ariadne checklist helps care givers eliminate much of the needless risk in childbirth.
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The documentary took a stance against the view of childbirth as inherently pathological and emphasized the intuitive power of a woman’s body and the normalcy of birth.
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While their first child taught Mathis what childbirth is like, Sunday saw a few hiccups.
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The Lip Sync Battle host previously hinted that childbirth was a little easier this time around.
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First Known Use of childbirth
15th century
childbirth Synonyms
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birth pang, contraction, pains;
cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth;
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Definition of childbirth for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of giving birth to children
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Definition of childbirth for Students
: the act or process of giving birth to a child
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