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accouchement

noun

ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ

Definition of accouchement

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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childbirth

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The human neurons suffered severe, selective damage, mimicking the cellular breakdown that causes cerebral palsy in human infants during difficult childbirths.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Many women encounter discrimination during pregnancy and after childbirth, despite state and federal laws designed to protect them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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