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
It's been studied for diabetic foot ulcers, surgical incisions to the perineum during childbirth (episiotomies), and abscesses.5 Manuka honey is your best bet for wound care.
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
Understanding Society, the largest longitudinal household panel study of its kind, focused on the U.K. and found that, three years after childbirth, 90% of new fathers were in full-time work or self-employment compared to 27.8% of new mothers.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Clinton: Medicaid pays for about 40% of all childbirth and pays for an enormous percentage of senior citizens' health care and a lot of other stuff.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
Understanding Society, the largest longitudinal household panel study of its kind, focused on the U.K. and found that, three years after childbirth, 90% of new fathers were in full-time work or self-employment compared to 27.8% of new mothers.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Clinton: Medicaid pays for about 40% of all childbirth and pays for an enormous percentage of senior citizens' health care and a lot of other stuff.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
Noun
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Pregnant people can also receive an RSV vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
4 July 2025
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Cameron and Gallagher welcomed their son on June 25 after revealing their pregnancy in late March.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Groundwater banking, modular treatment, and flexible delivery networks form the backbone of this future-forward approach.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Also, record yourself telling your career gap story to perfect your delivery.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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But its depiction of the site of the hotel as a liminal space of corruption and menace suggests that all tourist fantasies are based on the exploitation of others’ histories, lands, labors, and bodies.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Despite a difficult development market and ongoing construction labor shortage, Boise developers are forging ahead to remake the city.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 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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The Institute of Supply Management Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has fallen since March, also indicating a contraction.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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