childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌbərth 
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Finally, at the end of the movie, Eden has this half-delirious monologue wondering why people aren’t talking about this miracle of childbirth all the time.
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Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Four years ago, Abboud entered the Bel Air studio on the brink, having dislocated her back during childbirth and battled post-partum depression thereafter.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
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Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Four years ago, Abboud entered the Bel Air studio on the brink, having dislocated her back during childbirth and battled post-partum depression thereafter.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childbirth. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth
: the act or process of giving birth to children
called also parturition
Medical Definition
childbirth
noun
child·birth
ˈchīl(d)-ˌbərth
: the act or process of giving birth to a baby : parturition
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