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
The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.
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Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
In addition to the childbirth incentive, Booyoung Group is reportedly already trying to ease the financial burden on parents by helping out with college tuition for employees’ children, medical expenses for direct family members, and child allowances.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
But the Doula had lost her own baby in childbirth and left town.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Dunant's most recent novel, The Marchesa — again set in the Italian Renaissance and about Isabella d’Este, the first female art collector and patron of her time — also has a good deal of childbirth, both successful and not, within it, the author says.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
In addition to the childbirth incentive, Booyoung Group is reportedly already trying to ease the financial burden on parents by helping out with college tuition for employees’ children, medical expenses for direct family members, and child allowances.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
But the Doula had lost her own baby in childbirth and left town.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Dunant's most recent novel, The Marchesa — again set in the Italian Renaissance and about Isabella d’Este, the first female art collector and patron of her time — also has a good deal of childbirth, both successful and not, within it, the author says.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Pregnant moms and those with newborn babies in River Rouge, Inkster, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Melvindale and Dearborn can now apply to the program Rx Kids to receive cash payments during pregnancy and for the first six months of the child’s life.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Scientists estimate that hydranencephaly occurs in one in 5,000 to one in 10,000 pregnancies, and the condition is usually fatal within the first year of life, per the Cleveland Clinic.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Far too many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and the ubiquity of (necessary) two-income households across the land also disincentivizes the all-important social good of childbearing.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recent dips in birth rates are due to declines in teenage pregnancy, and shifts to older ages of childbearing.—
Stephanie Psaki,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Howard owns a delivery service, D&B Limited and founded a youth mentoring program and nonprofit.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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The package delivery company is working with state and local authorities on response efforts.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The program allows people convicted of crimes in the county to serve their sentences through manual labor instead of jail time, Jenkins said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
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Further, many construction jobs were being done by undocumented workers, particularly in the Southwest, where deportations are impacting the ability for homebuilders to find enough labor to build homes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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But while pains de garde can be eaten all week long, baguettes go stale quickly, leading to significant waste in French households.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eager to assimilate, Japanese farmers took pains to learn English.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 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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The Babylonian epic the Enuma Elish begins with an account of the gods in their generations not creating but emerging, through a kind of parturition, into a preexisting state of unbeing.… Subscribe or log in to continue reading.—
Jordan Castro,
Harper's Magazine,
9 Jan. 2024
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No ordinance was passed that declared the bottom 5 percent of Burgher children (later raised to 10) superfluous, but this was the beginning of a long period of economic contraction throughout the empire, and competition for a dwindling supply of guild positions became intense.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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For companies who have shrunk their senior teams, this C-suite contraction has been driven by several factors.—
Sarah Abbott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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