die in childbirth

idiom

: to die while giving birth to a baby

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Recent Examples on the Web Later in his podcast interview, Lee praised Lewis Lee's Emmy-nominated 2022 documentary Aftershock, which tells the story of two families whose lives are changed after two young women die in childbirth. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 Black mothers are three-to-four times more likely to die in childbirth than white mothers, according to the California Department of Public Health, regardless of income. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024 Getty Images Nearly 290,000 women around the world die in childbirth each year, and a third of those who survive develop a long-term health issue after pregnancy. Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 6 Dec. 2023 In fact, because of this bias, Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women are. Dante Stewart, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for die in childbirth 

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“Die in childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20in%20childbirth. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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