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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
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Within eight minutes of arriving at Palos Hospital, she was taken to the emergency room for an emergency cesarean section, and her son, Levi, was delivered at just 29 weeks and two days, weighing 3 pounds, 6 ounces.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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The hospital and state attorney’s office wanted to force Doyley to undergo a cesarean section.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Set to shoot in Canada in 2027, the film stars Lutz as Genie, a professional runner whose life is shattered by an unwanted pregnancy and later transformed by a catastrophic accident that leaves her without both legs.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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More recently, Hoeg was involved in the agency’s review of a formal petition to add bold new warnings to antidepressant drugs about unproven pregnancy risks, including fetal abnormalities that could lead to autism and other disorders.—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Natural childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natural%20childbirth. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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