as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor
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Postpartum hair loss is a common and temporary condition affecting about 90% of women after childbirth.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026 -
How the robot childbirth simulator trains future midwives The simulator known as Mama Anne looks and behaves much like a real patient in labor.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Accouchement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accouchement. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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