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 facility will offer prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care, lactation support, holistic reproductive health care, childbirth education, and wellness programming.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Doulas ready parents for childbirth, support their deliveries, and can be a steady presence in a baby's first months.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, postpartum hair shedding often starts around three to five months post-childbirth, and resolves on its own within three to six months.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Occurring about three months after childbirth, excessive hair shedding can last up to six months but is temporary.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Doulas ready parents for childbirth, support their deliveries, and can be a steady presence in a baby's first months.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, postpartum hair shedding often starts around three to five months post-childbirth, and resolves on its own within three to six months.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Occurring about three months after childbirth, excessive hair shedding can last up to six months but is temporary.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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Hernandez-Rey said it is strongly recommended to stop GLP-1 medications at least one to two months before attempting pregnancy to avoid potential risks to a fetus.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Been dancing through a pregnancy this year!—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both narratives — that teen birth rates are too high or too low — problematize teen pregnancy and childbearing.—
Riley J. Steiner,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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Though some countries have tried to slow or reverse the trend through pro-natal policies—including cash incentives and tax breaks for childbearing, affordable childcare, and longer parental leaves—their long-term success has not been definitively proved so far.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Keep your delivery calm, but don’t dilute the message.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This development follows the delivery of the lead handling system’s primary components and the establishment of the plant’s structural foundation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sunday proved more labor than love.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s decision to pick her was viewed by some political observers as a way to appeal to voters who are members of or affiliated with labor organizations.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s political leadership has been at pains to dispel reports of infighting and to project a unified approach to the country’s military objectives and negotiating strategy.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The pressures of fame and the pains of Michael’s brand of friendlessness are barely explored, beyond the requisite scenes of screaming fans crowding outside the family estate and a terrified Michael attempting to get away from them (while still politely waving).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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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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Expansion and contraction is what creates potholes.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Beets also contain nitrates, which the body converts to nitric oxide and uses to help increase blood flow throughout the body and improve the efficiency of skeletal muscle contraction, Collen says.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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