as in pregnancies
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 childbirths
In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirths
Noun
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The Federal Reserve has limited penny deliveries to banks and commercial customers, making pennies hard to come by in some parts of the country, Giant Eagle said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gift with Taste 672 elevates gifting with flexible deliveries of Napa’s most exceptional reds, handpicked by Robb Report editors.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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The movie takes pains to illustrate how the possible end of the world will begin like any other day.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Colleagues who failed to take similar pains earned his everlasting disdain.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Childbirths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirths. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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