childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: 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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Black women face a maternal mortality rate three times higher than white women, and Black mothers and babies are more likely than any other demographic in America to die during childbirth.
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Monica Simpson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
This organization works to eradicate maternal mortality, which has disproportionately impacted Black women, who are three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Others are born with uterine abnormalities or suffer damage during childbirth or from uterine cancer.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
And Black women, who historically have higher chances of dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after, saw their rates go from 31.6 to 43.6 per 100,000 live births.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
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Monica Simpson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
This organization works to eradicate maternal mortality, which has disproportionately impacted Black women, who are three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Others are born with uterine abnormalities or suffer damage during childbirth or from uterine cancer.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
And Black women, who historically have higher chances of dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after, saw their rates go from 31.6 to 43.6 per 100,000 live births.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
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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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