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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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The average for a cesarean section, which requires an incision of the abdominal and uterine walls for the baby to be delivered, was $2,596.—
Angela Palermo
February 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Their second son, Eddie, was born in July 2024 via cesarean section.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With her second pregnancy, Wallin did not have access to the test through a study and it wasn't covered by insurance.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Often, mothers in neonaticide cases conceal their pregnancies from those around them and give birth in secret, then dispose of the body after the baby is born.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Natural childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natural%20childbirth. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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