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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The John Souch painting, Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife and held by the Manchester Art Gallery , depicts the tragic story of Aston’s wife, Magdalen, who died in childbirth, as well as their surviving three-year-old, Thomas.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The series is true to its body-horror ambitions, including plenty of unfiltered childbirth scenes that could have the faint of heart hitting the fast-forward button.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Accouchement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accouchement. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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