birthing

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I see her death as a profound failure of the systems meant to protect birthing mothers.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026

Screwworms pose a serious threat to farm animals, especially those with common injuries from barbed wire, birthing, or procedures such as dehorning.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

Conscience became the Christian’s guide to religious truth, replacing church and tradition, and birthing a radical individual autonomy that could challenge governments and rulers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Latina women, and other birthing individuals, who are 35 or older and going through the fertility process, deeply understand the price of time and the deeper cultural pressure that comes with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

Since its heyday as a planter’s mansion, parts of the house had been used as an army bunker, a birthing hospital, and a goat barn.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver