accouchements

plural of accouchement
as in childbirths
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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childbirths
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  • Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
    Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Accouchements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accouchements. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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