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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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Leon’s bond conditions include home confinement and electronic monitoring.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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These petitions challenge a detention by law enforcement, requiring the government to justify a person’s confinement.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Childbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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