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Recent Examples of childbed
After the violence of the childbed, women were then expected to perform domestic labor that was expressly gendered and acknowledged as backbreaking.
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Time, 20 Jan. 2023
Time, 20 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbed
confinement
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Now He’s Accused of Killing All 3 Copeland will remain in pretrial confinement, because of the seriousness of the charges, Griffin told WAVY.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Below, a full rundown of Kelly’s recent attempts to escape confinement.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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“Childbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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