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childbirth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of childbirth

the act or process of giving birth to children

women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs

Synonyms of childbirth

accouchement, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travail

Words Related to childbirth

birth pang, contraction, pains

abortion, miscarriage

cesarean section (or caesarean section), natural childbirth

childbed, confinement, lying-in

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