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Recent Examples of natural childbirth
Ruggiero said all of Jackson’s hospitals are using wireless monitors so expecting moms who want natural childbirth can walk around.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The generation that ushered in the birth control pill, natural childbirth, and free love really left us in the lurch for the third chapter of the story that begins with periods, includes babies, and ends with our ovaries closing up shop.
—Anne Fulenwider, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
The Bradley Method is an approach to natural childbirth.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 22 July 2024
Think of it like natural childbirth: What is a back-to-nature, spiritual experience for one person can be life-threatening for another—and for many, modern medicine is the most empowering choice.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2023
With Camden, Julie had a natural childbirth at Cedars but not at home.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
Seven of her children were born via natural childbirth.
—Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The generation that ushered in the birth control pill, natural childbirth, and free love really left us in the lurch for the third chapter of the story that begins with periods, includes babies, and ends with our ovaries closing up shop.
—Anne Fulenwider, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
The Bradley Method is an approach to natural childbirth.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 22 July 2024
Think of it like natural childbirth: What is a back-to-nature, spiritual experience for one person can be life-threatening for another—and for many, modern medicine is the most empowering choice.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2023
With Camden, Julie had a natural childbirth at Cedars but not at home.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
Seven of her children were born via natural childbirth.
—Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natural childbirth
Noun
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Her previous owner took her to the vet's for a cesarean section, and it was discovered that all her puppies had passed.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other nongenetic factors, such as premature birth or birth by cesarean section, maternal diabetes and exposure to air pollution or certain antiseizure drugs in utero have been shown to increase a person’s risk of autism in some studies.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Poor Rosemary is tricked by those closest to her through what is quite literally a hellish pregnancy, culminating in an unforgettable ending and an enduring performance from a wide-eyed Farrow.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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But at his Nashville tour finale, Keith Urban helped one fan film a pregnancy announcement that turned into one of the night's most memorable moments.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Natural childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natural%20childbirth. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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