childbirth
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈtʃaɪldbɜrθ/
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parto
- And black women were five times more likely to die in and around childbirth than their white counterparts.
- pregnancy and childbirth
- women in childbirth
- attend a childbirth
Education rates were pathetic, childbirth rates were off the charts.
- Education rates were pathetic, childbirth rates were off the charts.
- And there's a strong risk of dying from childbirth the older you are.
- One of my cousins, his wife died in childbirth and their son was placed in an institution.
- And black women were five times more likely to die in and around childbirth than their white counterparts.
- And Elizabeth, why do you think that Shireen died in childbirth?
- And we're about to have a family when she dies in in childbirth.
- In our country today, women are still dying in connection with childbirth.
- We have moms dying in childbirth.
- I thought you were going to do some premature childbirth and that was wild.
- American childbirths are at record lows right now.
Examples
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In November, they began attending the childbirth classes the doctor had recommended.
Fiction book (1998) -
The medical use of morphine in childbirth evidently led to similar forms of addiction.
Academic text (1993) -
So death in childbirth is still a global problem.
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More girls are going to school and more women survive childbirth and can plan their families.
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Childbirth is a gentle act of nature.
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We wanted to give correct information on things concerning pregnancy, childbirth, and early childhood.
Fiction book (1998) -
And there's a strong risk of dying from childbirth the older you are.
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Early pregnancy and childbirth are really fundamental to adolescent health.
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American childbirths are at record lows right now.
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Many women experience fear and anxiety about childbirth before the big day arrives.
Synonyms
204
3.5
A woman's time of having a baby, from the first pains to the baby being born
80
3.0
Giving birth to a baby
53
1.9
To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body
34
3.3
The act of giving birth to a baby
15
3.4
The act of having babies
3
8.1
The act of giving birth to a baby
2
3.4
The physical stages a person goes through when a baby comes out of their body
1
9.9
The process of giving birth to a baby or young animal
1
9.9
The time when a baby is born
The act of a person giving birth to a baby
The time when a person or animal gives birth
Helping a woman to give birth, often by doctors or nurses
Antonyms
Compounds
4
4.0
Giving birth with little medical help and no drugs to reduce pain or help the birth
A way to prepare for natural birth using exercises, breathing, nutrition, relaxation, and the father's support
A class that teaches breathing, relaxation, and simple exercises to use during birth
- Specialized
A gentle way to help a baby be born in a quiet, dim room with immediate mother contact
- Archaic
A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Childbirth is a simple joining of child and birth, so it simply means the 'birth of a child'. That's why childbirth refers to the process of giving a baby into the world.