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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Just in time for the Singles Day shopping event , Alibaba on Friday began presales in China of its own Quark AI Glasses at $660 — or as low as $519 for its e-commerce platform members — with deliveries set to start in December .—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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In September 2025, Li Auto recorded its highest monthly deliveries for the Mega, reaching 3,277 units across China.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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