as in pregnancy
the act or process of giving birth to children
women who choose to undergo childbirth without the use of anesthetics and other drugs
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Recent Examples of childbirth
The study cites risk factors like excess body weight, later childbirth, and fewer childbirths as possible contributing factors.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Rajiv Mehrotra In the world’s only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approaches childbirth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
And in Iceland, the lights of the aurora were thought to relieve the pain of childbirth, although the woman was not allowed to actually look directly at the lights or her child might be born cross-eyed.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the 2024 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women in Texas.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Rajiv Mehrotra In the world’s only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approaches childbirth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
And in Iceland, the lights of the aurora were thought to relieve the pain of childbirth, although the woman was not allowed to actually look directly at the lights or her child might be born cross-eyed.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the 2024 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women in Texas.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbirth
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The expectant mom announced her pregnancy during her late husband and brother-in-law Matthew's memorial service back in September.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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These definitions could have far-reaching implications for standard fertility practices, such as creating and storing multiple embryos to genetic testing and selective reduction in multiple pregnancies.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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In recent months, Walmart removed self-checkout at select stores and, in some cases, made self-checkout open only to Walmart+ members and drivers of its Spark delivery service.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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State Capitol news in brief Senators approve raw milk measure The Arkansas Senate voted Monday to send the governor a bill allowing farmers to sell unpasteurized milk at farmers markets or via delivery from the farm where the milk is produced.—
Michael R. Wickline,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Identifying Fetal Demise The standard of care for second-trimester miscarriage or rupture of membranes prior to fetal viability is to offer patients a dilation and evacuation or an induction to end the pregnancy — even if there is still a fetal heartbeat.—
Andrea Suozzo,
ProPublica,
20 Feb. 2025
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On the Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode of The Viall Files podcast, which Joy and Viall cohost together, the couple shared that Joy was actively experiencing a miscarriage.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
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The process of parturition can be considered as equivalent to cosmonaut's/astronaut's transition from microgravitation back to Earth gravitation (G=1) during landing.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 2013
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The subpoenas seek documents related to labor negotiations and depositions from Stacy Davis Gates, CTU’s president and Jackson Potter, the union’s vice president.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Merz, who has a long-standing and unusually close relationship with the business and finance worlds, will be aware that the country faces historic labor shortages, particularly in light of an ageing native workforce.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbirth. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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