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home birth

home birth

15 3.5
A baby born at home instead of in a hospital
  • noun
  • /hoʊm bɜrθ/
translation icon : parto en casa
  • So that is how quick some of the home births can be.
  • home birth midwife
  • attend home birth
  • planned home birth

Love that I had a home birth and I had this vision.

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Examples

  • I have never actually met a woman who had a home birth and delivered flat on their back.

    Blog text (4)

  • Whoever can be at a real whole home birth will become more human and will never forget that experience.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Love that I had a home birth and I had this vision.

    Saving Grace

  • You ever seen a home birth before?

    Hell Baby (2013)

  • This friend of mine had a kid, and it was a home birth, so he was there helping out and everything.

    Before Sunrise (1995)

  • So at present, no doctor would risk helping at home birth.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • But you should know that home birth can work safely if the system is designed for it.

    Blog text (19)

  • I've had one awful hospital birth and two midwife-assisted home births in Australia.

    Blog text (15)

  • Anyone considering a home birth or any birth should check out MOMDOULARY's Fearless Childbirth class held in NYC.

    Blog text (14)

  • Many families are choosing to have a home birth to create a more personal and comfortable environment.

How Medical

home birth
15 3.5

Surface Forms

home birth singular
home births plural

Morphology

home + birth

The meaning 'the act of giving birth at home' is directly and compositionally derived from 'home' (place of residence) + 'birth' (the event of being born), forming a straightforward noun–noun compound that indicates location. This follows common cross-linguistic patterns for location + event constructions, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Home birth comes from the old practice of a home birth, where a baby was born in the mother's own house with a midwife and family around. So, it means 'giving birth at home' and often suggests more comfort and privacy.