accouchement

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At her first accouchement she took the precaution of registering at the hospital under a false name, thereby assuring detailed reports of the event in the newspapers.

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All such details of accouchement can be arranged in homely midwife fashion by the Director of the Bank of Scotland.

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Moreover, he and the Duchess, ex-Susie Potter of Chicago, had been separated since the latter's accouchement, 20 years ago.

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In 1910 he was in Paris assisting, with Picasso and Braque, at the accouchement of cubism.

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She must continue to observe many precautions until her accouchement is completed.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder