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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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Lira was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Unlike several of the other artists on view, his confinement is the result of political repression rather than mental illness.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Childbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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