as in pregnancy
the act or process of giving birth to children
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Recent Examples of childbirth
However, researchers found these disparities still exist regardless of income and education, according to a 2023 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research looking at childbirths in California.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 8 May 2025
More than 700 women died every day in 2023 from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, according to a WHO fact sheet released last month.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Over its final 20 years, the Gates Foundation will focus on ending preventable childbirth deaths, eradicate deadly infectious diseases, and lifting people out of poverty, among its other goals, the foundation’s statement said.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
This phenomenon is rampant in the great American sport of childbirth and child-rearing.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 8 May 2025
More than 700 women died every day in 2023 from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, according to a WHO fact sheet released last month.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Over its final 20 years, the Gates Foundation will focus on ending preventable childbirth deaths, eradicate deadly infectious diseases, and lifting people out of poverty, among its other goals, the foundation’s statement said.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
This phenomenon is rampant in the great American sport of childbirth and child-rearing.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Overall employee interest in pregnancy and fertility resources jumped from 5% in 2022 to 13% in 2024.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.—
Marley Dewey,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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Its deliveries in China fell 8% in April, even as the broader EV market grew.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Extreme heat, increasingly a norm rather than an exception, is particularly harmful for pregnant women, raising their likelihood of preterm delivery and high blood pressure.—
Sheetal Khedkar Rao,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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But infections during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Pregnant women infected by the organism can experience miscarriages and stillbirths.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2025
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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Among the problems and setbacks at NASSCO, CRS said, were the accidental flooding of a dry dock in 2018, labor shortages, difficulty getting parts, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and failures with robotic steel cutting and welding equipment.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The idea has also drawn criticism from a number of economists and labor advocates.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
21 May 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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