Definition of parturitionnext
as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated

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Recent Examples of parturition This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites. — Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition, with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021 The main event—parturition—has yet to happen, but we are alerted to the Virgin’s readiness for it. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018 Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition. — Longreads, 8 May 2018 The modesty costumes worn by the women of Gilead are derived from Western religious iconography — the Wives wear the blue of purity, from the Virgin Mary; the Handmaids wear red, from the blood of parturition, but also from Mary Magdalene. — Margaret Atwood, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
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childbirth
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  • Cantrell has a history of unattended or undisclosed pregnancy and childbirth and was close to delivering, according to the relative’s account, described in a police record.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Older Armenian beliefs imagined that supernatural beings could threaten the woman after childbirth or harm her baby.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Parturition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturition. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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