How to Use childbirth in a Sentence

childbirth

noun
  • In the lead up to childbirth, one of the sons, Amadeo, died.
    Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 18 June 2018
  • The film makes a path from childbirth until the common grave at the end.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2022
  • One of the sons, Amadeo, died in the moments leading up to childbirth.
    Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 19 June 2018
  • My friends who hadn’t been through childbirth took care of the baby.
    Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The study is the first of its kind to show that the risks of childbirth carry across race and parental income level.
    Theara Coleman, theweek, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Surely such a program would add to the stress of childbirth, not soothe it.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The first episode really sets the tone with a montage of childbirth.
    Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • Black moms are more likely to die in childbirth than white moms.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • It’s as close to the agony of childbirth a man can experience.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Staff at the zoo were hands-off during the process to give Zuri a quiet space during childbirth.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
  • And there's Craig Krejci in Ohio, whose first wife died in childbirth in 2012.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Peril Despite all the training in the world, Young said things can go very wrong in childbirth.
    Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
  • Mothers die in childbirth — where often the child died, too.
    Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Mothers died in childbirth - where often the child died, too.
    Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Among wealthy countries, the U.S. has the highest rate of deaths linked to pregnancy and childbirth.
    Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 23 June 2022
  • But Schultz’s childbirth costs may be less than many women pay.
    Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 16 July 2022
  • The church urged women to procreate, and many died in childbirth.
    Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Diana was goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and — for all those moms out there — childbirth.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 12 Nov. 2019
  • And the number-one cause of death there is bleed outs after childbirth or other things.
    Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2018
  • With the action set in the mid-1700s, when the risks of childbirth were much greater than today, the stakes are raised and the drama intensifies.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The episode is framed around two battlefields: childbirth for women and war for men.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • In 1932, while Dorsey was on the road, his wife, Nettie Harper, died in childbirth; their child died a day later.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • The average age of childbirth in South Korea was 33.5 last year.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And still, black mothers are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than white mothers.
    Lyz Lenz, Washington Post, 30 July 2020
  • And then comes the news that Joy has a heart condition that puts her at a 50/50 chance of dying during childbirth.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
  • And what could only be viewed as the peak of sexism, Williams returned to the game only to be ranked lower due to childbirth.
    Candice Benbow, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Shay Mitchell is ready for her man to experience the pain of childbirth for himself.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Fosse’s Morning and Evening: a childbirth scene, partly from the baby’s point of view, followed by the last day in the life of the old man born in chapter one.
    Damion Searls, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Children have potential that can fill galaxies The experience of childbirth and protecting a child is front and center in First Steps.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 23 July 2025
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps boasts positive themes centering on the strength of family, the beauty of childbirth, and protecting the next generation.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 23 July 2025

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