childbirth

[ chahyld-burth ]

noun

1. an act or instance of bringing forth a child; parturition:

   a difficult childbirth.

childbirth

/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbɜːθ /

noun

1. the act of giving birth to a child obstetric

Word History and Origins

Origin of childbirth¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; child, birth

Example Sentences

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions.

From Science Daily

It's also reported a correlation between the lack of access to education and a rise in child marriage and deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.

From BBC

Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable" women in an ambitious plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth.

From BBC

The childbirth rate has steadily declined for years, and did not pick back up after the pandemic and subsequent economic recovery.

From Salon

In the previous lawsuit filed earlier this month, multiple patients accused Brock of giving them unnecessary stitches following childbirth or making crude comments about the procedure.

From Los Angeles Times