safe delivery
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- noun
- /seɪf dɪˈlɪvəri/
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parto seguro
- Pregnancy can only be considered normal in retrospect, after the safe delivery of a healthy baby.
- safe delivery of the baby
- ensure the safe delivery
- safe delivery of the child
Examples
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Reproductive health has evolved from involving contraceptive use, family planning, abortion, and related fields to include the attendance of births by skilled health professionals, safe delivery of babies, encouraging women to exercise their right to choose, and the practice of healthy lifestyles during pregnancy and gestation.
Academic text (2005) -
Many parents take classes to prepare for a safe delivery during childbirth.
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You must both go and make offering for a safe delivery.
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The other was to arrive at the hospital after her safe delivery.
Fiction book (1990) -
Praying for a safe delivery that is long.
Blog text (22) -
In spite of my cultural bias toward the holiday, I secretly take advantage of the day by praying for a safe delivery.
Fiction book (2002) -
Overall, Jacobi concluded that education for both doctors and midwives was key to safe deliveries for both infants and mothers.
Academic text (2016) -
It is an argument for improving access to safe and hygienic C-sections so that women do not have to suffer such serious side effects for a safe delivery.
Blog text (3) -
The curriculum should include how to care for an expectant woman, conduct a normal labor, care for infants immediately following birth, feed an infant artificially in an emergency, and recognize an abnormal birth in order to call in the "medical skill" necessary for a safe delivery.
Academic text (2016) -
The hospital staff worked hard to ensure a safe delivery for both mother and baby.
How Difficult
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'safe' (protected from danger) modifies 'delivery' (the act of giving birth), yielding a childbirth without complications. This straightforward modifier + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows both words and the childbirth sense of 'delivery' will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Safe delivery comes from the clear image of delivery as bringing a baby into the world and safe as being kept free from harm. Imagine a midwife carefully handing a warm, healthy baby to the mother. That's why safe delivery means 'giving birth' without 'danger' or 'problems'.